Trauma-associated growth of suspected dormant micrometastasis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cancer patients may harbor micrometastases that remain dormant, clinically undetectable during a variable period of time. A traumatic event or surgery may trigger the balance towards tumor growth as a result of associated angiogenesi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/94 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cancer patients may harbor micrometastases that remain dormant, clinically undetectable during a variable period of time. A traumatic event or surgery may trigger the balance towards tumor growth as a result of associated angiogenesis, cytokine and growth factors release.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We describe a patient with non-small lung cancer who had a rapid tumor growth and recurrence at a minor trauma site of his skull bone.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This case is an illustration of the phenomenon of tumor growth after trauma or surgery and its associated cellular mechanisms. This phenomenon deserves further investigation and study.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1471-2407 |