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Case Report
Pulmonary Sclerosing Pneumocytoma: Case Report and Review of the
Literature
Author(s): Lamia Ouafi, Elizabeth Longchampt, Edouard Sage and Catherine DanielLamia Ouafi, Elizabeth Longchampt, Edouard Sage and Catherine Daniel
Aims: Pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma is a rare benign neoplastic tumour. It is often discovered incidentally
in chest X-ray or chest CT scan performed for others reasons. We present here a case of pulmonary sclerosing
pneumocytoma and discuss the clinical, histopathological features and treatment of this tumour in light of the data
of the literature.
Methods and Results: We report the case of pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma found in 66-year-old woman
on chest CT scan performed for staging of a breast cancer. The patient underwent a left lower lobectomy and ipsilateral
médiastinal lymph node dissection because frozen section examination suggested papillary adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion: Most occurrences of pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma is often discovered in.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000544
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