Open AccessUnusual presentation of an uncommon lung malignancy
Author(s) -
Chhabra Sk,
K Ramaraju,
Bhumika Aggarwal,
R Kulsrestha
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.59596
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , lung , presentation (obstetrics) , biopsy , squamous cell carcinoma of the lung , basal cell , small cell lung carcinoma , pathology , radiology , peripheral , small cell carcinoma
Combined type of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is a rare malignancy of the lung that is usually peripheral and diagnosed after resection. We report an unusual case of centrally located combined SCLC with squamous cell component that was diagnosed on endobronchial lung biopsy.
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