Primary bronchopulmonary fibrosarcoma: report of a case.
We herein report a case of primary bronchopulmonary fibrosarcoma in a 70-year-old man. The patient was referred to our hospital for investigation of hemosputum and an abnormal shadow. On admission, chest radiograph and computed tomography scan showed a mass lesion in right S3 and an infiltrative shadow in the right upper lobe. Transbronchial biopsy specimens showed findings of malignancy, and adenocarcinoma was suspected. A right pneumonectomy was performed, and pathologic examination confirmed a diagnosis of fibrosarcoma. The patient had an uneventful recovery and no sign of recurrence has been found in the year since his operation, although strict follow-up is essential.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center, Japan.
Sato
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Yokomise
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Tamura
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Horikawa
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Suzuki
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Y
Nishiyama
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Maekawa
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Shizuki
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K
D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed