Title |
Resected well-differentiated fetal pulmonary adenocarcinoma and summary of 25 cases reported in Japan
|
---|---|
Published in |
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, December 2006
|
DOI | 10.1007/s11748-006-0048-8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Shuichi Sato, Teruaki Koike, Yasushi Yamato, Katsuo Yoshiya, Keiichi Honma, Hiroko Tsukada |
Abstract |
We report a case of well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA), which is a variant of pulmonary blastoma. A 36-year-old man was found to have a tumor shadow in the right middle field of a chest radiograph as part of a mass screening examination, and chest computed tomography (CT) showed a 4.5-cm pulmonary mass in the right lower lobe. A diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung was made based on a CT-guided needle biopsy, and right middle and lower lobectomy and lymph node dissection were performed. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma. WDFA has a better prognosis than conventional pulmonary blastoma (biphasic pulmonary blastoma). We summarize the cases of WDFA reported in Japan and review the literature. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 5 | 29% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 24% |
Other | 2 | 12% |
Student > Master | 2 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 12% |
Other | 2 | 12% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 94% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |