Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung mimicking metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of lung cancer. We report a case of a metastatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung with aggressive behavior, including biopsy and autopsy findings. The pulmonary tumors showed features indistinguishable from hepatocellular carcinoma and were di...

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Autores principales: Miyama, Yu, Fujii, Takeshi, Murase, Kyoko, Takaya, Hisashi, Kondo, Fukuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2020
Materias:
Article / Autopsy Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7703083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33344280
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2020.162
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Sumario:Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of lung cancer. We report a case of a metastatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung with aggressive behavior, including biopsy and autopsy findings. The pulmonary tumors showed features indistinguishable from hepatocellular carcinoma and were diffusely positive for Hepatocyte Paraffin 1.

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