title: A 64-year-old woman with a left upper-lung field lobulated mass.
abstract: Pulmonary mucinous cystic neoplasia (PMCN) is an uncommon primary lung malignancy. Approximately 80 cases have been reported in the literature. We describe a case and review the literature on this malignancy. Our patient was asymptomatic and presented with a left upper-lung field lobulated mass. Primary PMCN is a spectrum of mucinous cystic lesions that should be considered as a separate lung tumor entity due to its unique morphologic features and its distinct clinical behavior. Prognosis is generally better than other more common lung malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Jose Angelo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: De Dios
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javaid
authors.forename: Thalia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesologites
authors.forename: Bimalin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lahiri
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed