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Report of Two Pulmonary Sarcomatoïd Carcinoma Cases With Highlights on the Computed Tomography Features

Pulmonary sarcomatoïd carcinomas are a heterogeneous group of poorly differentiated non-small cell tumors with a sarcomatous component. On imaging, they appear as peripheral or central masses, sometimes excavated. We report two cases of pulmonary sarcomatoïd lung carcinoma. The first case involves a...

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Autores principales: Aichouni, Narjisse, Kora, Christine, Thouil, Afaf, Kouismi, Hatim, Marouf, Rachid, Kamaoui, Imane, Nasri, Siham, Skiker, Imane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8412881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513505
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16935
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Sumario:Pulmonary sarcomatoïd carcinomas are a heterogeneous group of poorly differentiated non-small cell tumors with a sarcomatous component. On imaging, they appear as peripheral or central masses, sometimes excavated. We report two cases of pulmonary sarcomatoïd lung carcinoma. The first case involves a 73-year-old active smoker who presented with dyspnea. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large locally advanced left lower lobar tumor process. A CT-guided biopsy was performed and the histopathological examination concluded a pulmonary sarcomatoïd carcinoma. The second case involves a 52-year-old chronic smoker who presented with hemoptysis. CT pulmonary angiography showed an excavated right upper lobar tumor. Histologic work-up of the right upper lobectomy piece objectified a pulmonary sarcomatoïd carcinoma. Pulmonary sarcomatoïd carcinoma has a nonspecific appearance on imaging and should be a part of imaging differential diagnoses in front of a large, lobulated, highly invasive lung tumor with or without excavation.