Open AccessA Rare Case of Combined Small‐Cell Lung Cancer with Unusual Soft Tissue Metastasis
Author(s) -
Hsiao HuiHua,
Tsai HuiJen,
Liu YiChang,
Tseng ShiBin,
Lin ShengFung,
Tseng YiTing,
Chai CheeYin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70322-5
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , lung , nodule (geology) , biopsy , lung cancer , pathology , soft tissue , small cell carcinoma , carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Combined small‐cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is a rare tumor. We report a case of combined SCLC of the lung, including adenocarcinoma and spindle‐shaped cell tumor, with an unusual initial presentation. The patient suffered from a right shoulder mass, subsequently undergoing biopsy. A lung nodule was noted later after complete examination. The diagnosis turned out to be combined cell carcinoma with three different components (small‐cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and spindle‐shaped cell tumor) after examination upon total removal of the lung nodule by lobectomy. In addition to the rarity of the three components in such a tumor, soft tissue metastasis also made it an unusual case.