Small cell lung cancer with endobronchial growth: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Koichi Kurishima
    • Katsunori Kagohashi
    • Kunihiko Miyazaki
    • Tomohiro Tamura
    • Gen Ohara
    • Mio Kawaguchi
    • Hiroaki Satoh
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  • Published online on: June 25, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1423
  • Pages: 553-555
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Abstract

The current study presents a rare case of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with endobronchial growth in a 68‑year‑old male. Chest CT scans revealed an ill‑defined mass in the upper lobe of the right lung, with ipsilateral mediastinial lymph node swelling. An endobronchial polypoid tumor in the right B3 bronchus was located by bronchoscopic examination. The analysis of a biopsy specimen obtained from the tumor resulted in a diagnosis of SCLC. Although extremely rare, this case highlights the importance of considering a diagnosis of SCLC in patients presenting with a pulmonary tumor adjacent to the bronchus, with an endobronchial polypoid lesion.
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August 2013
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Kurishima K, Kagohashi K, Miyazaki K, Tamura T, Ohara G, Kawaguchi M and Satoh H: Small cell lung cancer with endobronchial growth: A case report. Oncol Lett 6: 553-555, 2013
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Kurishima, K., Kagohashi, K., Miyazaki, K., Tamura, T., Ohara, G., Kawaguchi, M., & Satoh, H. (2013). Small cell lung cancer with endobronchial growth: A case report. Oncology Letters, 6, 553-555. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1423
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Kurishima, K., Kagohashi, K., Miyazaki, K., Tamura, T., Ohara, G., Kawaguchi, M., Satoh, H."Small cell lung cancer with endobronchial growth: A case report". Oncology Letters 6.2 (2013): 553-555.
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Kurishima, K., Kagohashi, K., Miyazaki, K., Tamura, T., Ohara, G., Kawaguchi, M., Satoh, H."Small cell lung cancer with endobronchial growth: A case report". Oncology Letters 6, no. 2 (2013): 553-555. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1423