Squamous cell carcinoma of the hilar lymph node with unknown primary tumor: a case report

We herein report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) located in the hilar nodes with unknown primary tumor. A 56-year-old man underwent a thoracotomy under the clinical diagnosis of lung cancer with hilar nodes involvement. The tumor was found at the hilus and resected without pulmonary res...

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Published inAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 242 - 245
Main Authors Tomita, Masaki, Matsuzaki, Yasunori, Shimizu, Tetsuya, Hara, Masaki, Ayabe, Takanori, Enomoto, Yusuke, Onitsuka, Toshio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.08.2008
Subjects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We herein report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) located in the hilar nodes with unknown primary tumor. A 56-year-old man underwent a thoracotomy under the clinical diagnosis of lung cancer with hilar nodes involvement. The tumor was found at the hilus and resected without pulmonary resection. The pathological diagnosis of this tumor was metastatic SCC in hilar lymph nodes. Examinations of the whole body failed to detect a primary site of the SCC. The patient is doing well with no clinical sign of recurrence 32 months after surgery.
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ISSN:1341-1098
2186-1005