Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma of the Lung : Report of a Case

This report presents a rare case of pulmonary sarcoma with regional anaplastic changes. A 73-year-old Japanese man with a hamartoma-like nodule of the left lung accompanied by interstitial pneumonia was followed up for 30 months. He underwent a surgical resection due to the rapid growth of the lung...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 251 - 254
Main Authors Kawano, Daigo, Yoshino, Ichiro, Shoji, Fumihiro, Ito, Kensaku, Yano, Tokujiro, Maehara, Yoshihiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Japan 01.02.2011
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Case Report
Chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma - pathology
Chondrosarcoma - surgery
Dedifferentiation
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Lung sarcoma
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Sarcoma - pathology
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Lung sarcoma
Chondrosarcoma
Dedifferentiation
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ISSN0941-1291
1436-2813
1436-2813
DOI10.1007/s00595-009-4240-1

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Summary:This report presents a rare case of pulmonary sarcoma with regional anaplastic changes. A 73-year-old Japanese man with a hamartoma-like nodule of the left lung accompanied by interstitial pneumonia was followed up for 30 months. He underwent a surgical resection due to the rapid growth of the lung nodule. A pathological examination revealed a dedifferentiated sarcoma arising from the chondrosarcoma.
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ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-009-4240-1