Squamous cell carcinoma associated with sarcoidosis in the lung.
A male patient, operated for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, in whom sarcoidosis was discovered in the resected lung specimen, is reported. The increased association of sarcoidosis along with malignant diseases is discussed, as well as the various mechanisms probably responsible for this association.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology