Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma--an extremely rare tumor in a young patient.
We report on an extremely rare case of pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. A 29-year-old male patient was admitted because of progressive enlargement of a right lower lobe mass over a period of 10 years. Right lower lobectomy was performed after a malignant mucinous cystadenocarcinoma was diagnosed by intraoperative frozen section. PET and CT scans did not detect metastatic disease. This case is the youngest patient reported so far with a malignant pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and highlights the importance of close follow-up of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients with unremarkable history.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany. oemer.sezer@ukmuenster.de
Hoffmeier
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Bettendorf
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Franzius
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Semik
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Schmid
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Scheld
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D000328:Adult; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed