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Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung in an adult male: Report of an unusual tumor with a brief review of literature
- Source :
- Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 419-421 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2014.
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Abstract
- We report a case of a well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) of the lung in a 50-year-old male smoker. The literature regarding this uncommon tumor is limited. This rare variant of adenocarcinoma is more common in females, in the third and fourth decades. Microscopically it is composed of neoplastic glands and tubules that resemble the fetal lung. Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma is a low-grade malignancy and surgery is the preferred mode of therapy. This uncommon case of a well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma in an adult male patient is reported, with relevant immunohistochemical findings, along with a discussion of the current literature.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung
Adult male
business.industry
Fetal adenocarcinoma
General Medicine
lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Malignancy
medicine.disease
lcsh:RC254-282
lung
Well differentiated
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
immunohistochemistry
Medicine
Adenocarcinoma
Immunohistochemistry
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Fetal lung
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09731482
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7b294b66adc6c97ac4cb181bc47589e9
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1482.136677