A clear cell tumor of the lung presenting as a rapidly growing coin lesion: is it really a benign tumor?
There are few reported cases of clear cell tumor of the lung, a very rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm. We describe a 41-year-old asymptomatic man who presented with a coin lesion in a routine chest roentgenogram that was absent in a roentgenogram performed a year earlier. After a thorough workup, including radionuclide scintigraphy, the diagnosis of cell tumor of the lung was established. Somatostatin receptor positivity was demonstrated, and this clear cell tumor of the lung had a rapid growth rate. Because of these features, the benign nature of such a tumor remains questionable.
Department of Pneumonology, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Alexandros
A
Kalkanis
Myrto
M
Trianti
Kostas
K
Psathakis
Charalampos
C
Mermigkis
Dimitrios
D
Kalkanis
Grigorios
G
Karagkiouzis
Anna
A
Razou
Kostas
K
Tsintiris
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D054973:Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery