title: Bilateral multiple intrapulmonary nodules: a puzzled and rare disease.
abstract: Primary intrapulmonary spindle cell thymomas (PISCT) are rare lesions that may be mistaken for a variety of benign and malignant epithelial or mesenchymal tumors. It is thought as one subtype of primary intrapulmonary thymomas (PIT). To the best of our knowledge, no bilateral multiple primary intrapulmonary spindle thymomas and treatment had been reported in literature. We fortunately diagnosed and managed this unique case, which might provide some experience for physicians who were interested in this disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sanmen People's Hospital, Sanmenbay Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Sanmen 317100, China ; 3 Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sanmen People's Hospital, Sanmenbay Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Sanmen 317100, China ; 3 Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Wenzhen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sanmen People's Hospital, Sanmenbay Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Sanmen 317100, China ; 3 Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Caijin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sanmen People's Hospital, Sanmenbay Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Sanmen 317100, China ; 3 Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sanmen People's Hospital, Sanmenbay Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Sanmen 317100, China ; 3 Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
keywords: Spindle cell thymoma; intrapulmonary; primary