title: Basaloid carcinoma of the lung.
abstract: Basaloid carcinoma (BC) of the lung is a rare and an aggressive subtype of non small cell lung cancer. We report a patient with preoperative cytologic features of either lung BC or squamous cell carcinoma. Finally, the tumor was diagnosed as a pure BC of the lung by the immunohistological findings. The patient's recovery was uneventful and remained asymptomatic without recurrence 18 months after surgery. However, considering to the biological behavior of BC, regular follow-up for this patient will be required.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed