2010 Volume 24 Issue 2 Pages 210-215
We report a case of resected pleomorphic carcinoma that showed multiple metastases 1 month postoperatively. A 51-year-old woman was admitted because of hemoptysis. Chest CT scan confirmed a mass in the left lower lung field. A left lower lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection was performed in December 2006. Histopathologically, the tumor consisted of short-spindle cells and multinucleated giant cells, and tubular-adenocarcinoma in a part. Lymph node metastasis under the bifurcation of the trachea was noted. The tumor was diagnosed as pleomorphic carcinoma, and the pathological stage was IIIA (T2N2M0). Multiple metastases of the lung, bone, and bilateral kidneys were recognized 30 days postoperatively, and radiation and molecular target therapies were performed, however she died at 90 days postoperation.
