Abstract
Mucinous cystic tumors of the lung are exceedingly rare. We describe the case of a 59-year-old white man with a left upper lobe mass documented on chest radiographs 11 years before thoracotomy. Grossly, the lobectomy specimen contained a 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm cystic gelatinous mass with complete occlusion of the anterior segmental bronchus by mucinous material. Although microscopically this pulmonary mucinous cystic tumor contained a focus of marked glandular atypia consistent with adenocarcinoma, the patient has remained free of recurrence or metastasis during 5 years of close postoperative follow-up. Pulmonary mucinous cystic tumors appear to have a remarkably favorable prognosis and should be distinguished from other common lung neoplasms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 722-728 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Surgical Pathology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma
- Lung
- Mucinous cystic tumor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anatomy
- Surgery
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine