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It has been a topic of major interest in the field of medical and surgical oncology. It is poorly understood and scantily documented. Factors associated and postulated pathogeneses are at best, hypothetical.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a case of spontaneous resolution of a head of pancreas carcinoma in a 77-year-old gentleman after a myocardial infarction event delayed planned surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A literature review of previously reported cases of spontaneous regression of pancreatic cancer was performed. The possible predisposing factors to spontaneous regression of pancreatic and other forms of malignancies was reviewed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a novel case of spontaneous regression of pancreatic carcinoma after an episode of myocardial infarction. The pathophysiology to spontaneous resolution of cancer is not well understood, may be multifactorial and requires further study<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2017.11.056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,2]],"date-time":"2017-12-02T06:17:48Z","timestamp":1512195468000},"page":"55-59","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Spontaneous regression of pancreatic cancer"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Ken Min","family":"Chin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chung Yip","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ser Yee","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R2-14-20260114","first-page":"272","article-title":"Neuroblastoma in childhood; survival after major surgical insult to the tumor","volume":"38","author":"Koop","year":"1955","journal-title":"Surgery"},{"key":"R3-14-20260114","first-page":"1306","article-title":"Spontaneous regression of cancer","volume":"46","author":"Shapiro","year":"1967","journal-title":"Eye Ear Nose Throat Mon"},{"key":"R4-14-20260114","first-page":"293","article-title":"Spontaneous regression of pancreatic cancer","volume":"9","author":"Cann","year":"2004","journal-title":"Case Rep. 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