title: Spindle cell carcinoma of the lung.
abstract: We report a rare case of spindle cell carcinoma in the lung. A 73-year-old woman was admitted because of a lung tumor, which was indicated during a group examination. Chest computed tomography revealed a tumor located in the right lung accompanied by spiculation. Right upper lobectomy with lymph nodal dissection was performed. Histological findings revealed only spindle-shaped tumor cells, and immunohistochemical stain showed that they were cytokeratin-positive. We diagnosed it as a pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan. mittyone2000@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Mantaro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodate
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagaie
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome