MacManus M P, Harte R J, Stranex S
Northern Ireland Centre for Clinical Oncology, Belvoir Park Hospital, Hospital Road, Belfast.
Ir J Med Sci. 1994 Oct;163(10):461-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02940567.
A 58 years old man presented with a bulky renal primary tumour, paratracheal lymphadenopathy and multiple pulmonary metastases. Spontaneous regression of intrathoracic metastases occurred after low dose palliative irradiation of the primary tumour. Serum levels of Interleukin-2 receptor were elevated during the period of tumour regression but concentrations of other cytokines were normal. Progressive abdominal disease eventually caused death. Autopsy confirmed the presence of renal cell carcinoma with intrathoracic metastases.
一名58岁男性患者，患有巨大的原发性肾肿瘤、气管旁淋巴结病及多处肺转移。对原发性肿瘤进行低剂量姑息性放疗后，胸腔内转移灶出现自发消退。在肿瘤消退期间，血清白细胞介素-2受体水平升高，但其他细胞因子浓度正常。进展性腹部疾病最终导致患者死亡。尸检证实存在肾细胞癌伴胸腔内转移。
