Pulmonary metastasis of sarcomatous component of adrenocortical carcinoma

• Published in: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 67; no. 12; p. 1089
• Main Authors: Ui, Akiko, Horio, Hirotoshi, Murakami, Satoko, Harada, Masahiko, Hijima, Tsunekazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - pathology; Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - surgery; Adrenocortical Carcinoma - secondary; Adrenocortical Carcinoma - surgery; Adult; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Sarcoma - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

A 43-year-old man presented with a pulmonary nodule in the left lower lobe and he consulted our hospital one year after resection of left adrenocortical carcinoma. We performed a wedge resection of the left lower pulmonary lobe for diagnosis. The tumor was diagnosed as a metastatic sarcoma, but the...