Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma--an extremely rare tumor in a young patient

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Apr;54(3):216-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-872950.

Abstract

We report on an extremely rare case of pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. A 29-year-old male patient was admitted because of progressive enlargement of a right lower lobe mass over a period of 10 years. Right lower lobectomy was performed after a malignant mucinous cystadenocarcinoma was diagnosed by intraoperative frozen section. PET and CT scans did not detect metastatic disease. This case is the youngest patient reported so far with a malignant pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and highlights the importance of close follow-up of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients with unremarkable history.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / diagnosis
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed