title: A large neglected pleomorphic adenoma of the lung: Report of a rare case.
abstract: Primary pleomorphic adenomas of the lung are very rare tumors that have peculiar clinical and oncologic features. We report here on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach for a patient with a large neglected pulmonary pleomorphic adenoma that presented initially as pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece gakidis1958@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gakidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Petros T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Mihos
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatziantoniou
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stamatelopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eftychiadis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica "KAT", Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mantas
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden
keywords: Adenoma; lung neoplasms; pleomorphic