• J Thorac Imaging · Nov 2015

    Case Reports

    A Case of Apparent Lung Adenocarcinoma Size Reduction During Steroid Therapy.

    • Yoshinao Sato, Katsunori Oikado, Junya Tominaga, Akira Sakurada, Ryoko Saito, and Kei Takase.
    • Departments of *Diagnostic Radiology §Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine ‡Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi †Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
    • J Thorac Imaging. 2015 Nov 1; 30 (6): W80-1.

    AbstractSpontaneous regression of lung cancer is a rare phenomenon. We described a case of lung adenocarcinoma size reduction during steroid therapy. In this case, histopathologic findings showed a lung adenocarcinoma surrounded by obstructive pneumonia and inflammatory cell infiltration. Steroid use might have diminished the inflammatory response around the lung cancer, resulting in the apparent shrinkage of the lung cancer. This phenomenon is a potential pitfall in lung cancer diagnosis.

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