title: [Pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung; report of a case].
abstract: Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare primary lung cancer with a poor prognosis. We report a surgically treated case of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung. An abnormal shadow was incidentally detected by computed tomography (CT) scan for an 80-year-old male. CT scan performed 1 month before the detection of tumor was normal. Right upper lobectomy with ND2a was performed after 5 months follow-up by CT scan because of the enlargement of the tumor. Histological examination showed numerous atypical spindle cells with massive necrosis, diagnosing as pleomorphic carcinoma. Only 2 months after operation, multiple metastases to the lung, chest wall, pleura, and small intestine were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Toyohashi Medical Center, Toyohashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: Matsuhisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male