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Pleomorfic carcinoma: A rare case of lung cancerCemal Özçelik1, Alper Avcı1, Nihal Kılınç2, Serdar Onat11Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Diyarbakir2Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Diyarbakir Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare epithelial malignant tumor. Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma was introduced by the 1999 World Health Organization classification as a new peculiar type of lung carcinoma showing concurrent malignant epithelial and sarcomatoid spindle cell elements. Rarely seening, advange age, male sex dominance, upper lobe involvement, big sized (more than 7 cm.) at time of diagnosis, and poor prognosis are the characteristics of it. We are reporting 63-year-old man with pleomorfic carcinoma in the left lower lobe who was treated by left pneumonectomy. Keywords: Pleomorfic Carcinoma, Lung, PneumonectomyPleomorfik karsinom: Nadir akciğer kanseri olgusuCemal Özçelik1, Alper Avcı1, Nihal Kılınç2, Serdar Onat11Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, Diyarbakır2Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır Anahtar Kelimeler: Pleomorfik Karsinom, Akciğer, Pnömonektomi Cemal Özçelik, Alper Avcı, Nihal Kılınç, Serdar Onat. Pleomorfic carcinoma: A rare case of lung cancer. . 2008; 23(2): 63-65 Corresponding Author: Cemal Özçelik, Türkiye |
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