Primary clear cell carcinoma of the lung: report of an operative case

The patient was a 75-year-old man complaining of cough in July 1996. Chest X-ray demonstrated a tumor in the left S6. Percutaneous lung biopsy specimen revealed lung cancer. On September 4, 1996, left lobectomy (R 2 a) was performed. The tumor was 3.8 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm in size and showed a white yellow...

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Published in:	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 51; no. 6; p. 513
Main Authors:	Fukino, S, Hayashi, E, Fukata, T, Okada, M, Okada, K, Makihara, K, Morio, S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-06-1998
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - pathology Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - surgery Aged Humans Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - surgery Male
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Summary:	The patient was a 75-year-old man complaining of cough in July 1996. Chest X-ray demonstrated a tumor in the left S6. Percutaneous lung biopsy specimen revealed lung cancer. On September 4, 1996, left lobectomy (R 2 a) was performed. The tumor was 3.8 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm in size and showed a white yellow solid mass (pT2N0M0, pStage I, p1d0e0pm0). The pathological examination was confirmed no differentiation in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. More than 90% of the tumor cells were characterized as having large clear cytoplasm. On immunohistochemical study, the tumor cells expressed positive with EMA, CEA, cytokeratin and negative with vimentin. The postoperative findings showed no presence of renal cell carcinoma. As the result, a diagnosis of primary clear cell carcinoma of the lung was made. The postoperative course is uneventful.
ISSN:	0021-5252