Open AccessSarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung
Author(s) -
Saurabh Karmakar,
Mohd Haris Gulraize Ansari,
Seema Thakur,
Deependra Kumar
Publication year - 2021
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/lungindia.lungindia_67_20
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , lung , sarcomatoid carcinoma , carcinoma , biopsy , radiology , pathology , computed tomography , oncology
Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) of the lung is a rare histological subtype of nonsmall cell lung cancer and comprises a diagnostically and therapeutically challenging group of tumors. We report a patient of SC of the lung in an elderly patient who presented with a lung mass. Computed tomography-guided biopsy of the lung mass was done, which clinched the diagnosis. We present this case because of the rarity of this histological subtype and to expand understanding regarding this rare cancer.