Adenocarcinoma in pulmonary sequestration: A case report and literature review
A 67-year-old male smoker presented with hemoptysis. Chest computed tomography showed an emphysematous cyst and air-fluid levels in the left lower lobe of the lung. A lobectomy was performed. Intraoperatively, the lesion was found to be an intralobar sequestration. Histopathology showed adenocarcinoma within the sequestrated lobe. This case suggests the need for criteria for a thorough diagnostic work-up in patients diagnosed with pulmonary sequestration, to rule out carcinoma as a distinct clinicopathological entity.
Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - Category: Cardiology Authors: Simoglou, C., Lawal, L. A. Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research
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