[Pulmonary hilar lymph node metastasis from cancer of unknown origin; report of a case].
A 47-year-old man with a history of surgery for gastric cancer had enlarging right hilar tumor. Primary or metastatic malignant tumor was suggested and the right upper lobectomy with systematic nodal dissection was performed. Pathological diagnosis was lymph node metastasis of the squamous cell carcinoma. He received no additional treatment, and is well without recurrence 5 years after resection.
Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan.
Masahiko
M
Muro
T
T
Yoshioka
H
H
Idani
T
T
Ishikawa
S
S
Asami
S
S
Kubo
Y
Y
Kurose
M
M
Hirata
T
T
Yamashita
H
H
Kin
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary