A rare case of synchronous malignant thoracic tumors

Malignant neurogenic mediastinal tumors in adults are uncommon and extremely aggressive. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with the simultaneous occurrence of malignant mediastinal schwannoma and bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. Although bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is present in 4-7% of...

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Published in:Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia 2009-02, Vol.35 (2), p.186-189
Main Authors: Bibas, Benoit Jacques, Madeira, Marcos, Gavina, Rodrigo, Hoehl-Carneiro, Leonardo, Sardinha, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - surgery
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology
Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - surgery
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Neurilemmoma - surgery
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Summary:Malignant neurogenic mediastinal tumors in adults are uncommon and extremely aggressive. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with the simultaneous occurrence of malignant mediastinal schwannoma and bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. Although bronchioloalveolar carcinoma is present in 4-7% of the resected synchronous thoracic tumors, this association has never been reported in the literature. However, it is a common finding in patients presenting apparently inflammatory infiltrates and ground-glass opacities, as in the case presented here.
ISSN:1806-3756
DOI:10.1590/S1806-37132009000200013