Basaloid carcinoma, a rare primary lung neoplasm: report of a case and review of the literature.
Basaloid carcinoma of the lung is a rare primary neoplasm, first described in 1992. Basaloid carcinoma is an aggressive subtype of Non small cell lung cancer, with poor 5-year survival, even in stage I and II resected tumors. Differential diagnosis from small cell, Neuroendocrine large cell and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma is difficult to be made. We report a patient with lung basaloid carcinoma, initially diagnosed and treated as small cell carcinoma. Thoracotomy and resection of the tumor following chemotherapy, established the correct diagnosis.
Foroulis
Christopher N
CN
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens Hygeia, Kifisias Avenue and 4, Er. Stavrou Street, 15123 Maroussi, Athens, Greece. foroulis@internet.gr
Iliadis
Kosmas H
KH
Mauroudis
Panayiotis M
PM
Kosmidis
Paris A
PA
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications