Primary polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of lung treated by sleeve bronchial resection: a case report

We report a surgical case of primary polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) of the minor salivary gland-type of the lung. A PLGA originating from the right upper lobar bronchial inlet was successfully treated by sleeve right upper lobectomy. PLGAs are thought to be indolent tumors that are pre...

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Published in:Journal of Korean medical science 2007-04, Vol.22 (2), p.373-376
Main Authors: Cho, Kyu Do, Jung, Ji Han, Cho, Deog Gon, Jo, Min Seop, Yoo, Jinyoung, Song, So Hyang, Shim, Byoung Yong, Kim, Chi Hong, Kim, Hoon-Kyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Aged
Bronchi - surgery
Case Report
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report a surgical case of primary polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) of the minor salivary gland-type of the lung. A PLGA originating from the right upper lobar bronchial inlet was successfully treated by sleeve right upper lobectomy. PLGAs are thought to be indolent tumors that are preferentially localized to the palate, and they affect the minor salivary glands almost exclusively. Until now, two cases of distant metastases to the lung have been reported in the English literature. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of PLGA of minor salivary gland-type of the lung without evidence of a previous oropharyngeal primary tumor has been reported in the English literature. But the case was not a single lesion; it was bilateral tumors accompanied by tumors of the cervical lymph nodes. We report here the first case of a single primary PLGA of the minor salivary gland-type of the lung, which was successfully treated by sleeve bronchial resection of right upper lobe.
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.2007.22.2.373