Alveolar adenoma resected by thoracoscopic surgery

Alveolar adenoma, a rare benign pulmonary neoplasm, usually presents as asymptomatic. Since first described in 1986, no more than 35 cases have been reported in the English medical literature. Here we report a case of 48-year-old woman who suffered from this tumor, the patient is doing well 4 years...

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Published in:Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2013, Vol.19 (6), p.489-491
Main Authors: Wang, Luming, Wang, Xiaoling, Rustam, Azmat, Hu, Jian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoma - diagnostic imaging
Adenoma - pathology
Adenoma - surgery
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy - methods
Pulmonary Alveoli - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Alveoli - pathology
Pulmonary Alveoli - surgery
Radiography
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - surgery
Thoracoscopy - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Alveolar adenoma, a rare benign pulmonary neoplasm, usually presents as asymptomatic. Since first described in 1986, no more than 35 cases have been reported in the English medical literature. Here we report a case of 48-year-old woman who suffered from this tumor, the patient is doing well 4 years after thoracoscopic lobectomy.
ISSN:2186-1005