Primary pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the characteristics and the result of surgical treatment in a series of patients with primary pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC).


METHODS
A descriptive study of 11 patients with primary PSC who were treated by the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid (Spain) between 2005 and 2009. We analyzed age, gender, histologic type, pathological stage, type of surgery and survival (in months).


RESULTS
Ten patients were male and 11 were smokers; mean age of was 55. The pathologic stages were: 4 stage IIA, 3 stage IIB, 2 stage IB and 2 stage IA. The most frequent histologic type was pleomorphic carcinoma, which was found in 5 cases. Complete resection was performed in 10 cases, and 7 received adjuvant therapy. Seven are disease-free after a mean follow-up period of 49 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Complete surgery in the initial stages of primary PSC can improve survival.
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España. reguloavila@hotmail.com
Régulo José
RJ
Avila Martínez
Carmen
C
Marrón Fernández
Fátima
F
Hermoso Alarza
Mauricio
M
Zuluaga Bedoya
José Carlos
JC
Meneses Pardo
A Pablo
AP
Gámez García
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Carcinomas sarcomatoides; Primario; Primary; Pulmonar; Pulmonary; Sarcomatoid carcinomas