Journal of Nippon Medical School
Online ISSN : 1347-3409
Print ISSN : 1345-4676
ISSN-L : 1345-4676
Case Reports
Local Recurrence of Lung Adenocarcinoma 10 Years after Left Upper Lobectomy Resembling Pseudomesotheliomatous Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Junichi OkamotoHirotoshi KubokuraNorio MotodaHideko HoshinaHideaki IshiiYasuhiko KitayamaJitsuo Usuda
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2014 Volume 81 Issue 3 Pages 173-178

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The form and timing of the local recurrence of lung cancer can be unpredictable and unexpected. Pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor that mimics malignant pleural mesothelioma both clinically and pathologically. Distinguishing pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma from malignant pleural mesothelioma on the basis of clinical findings can be difficult; therefore, a biopsy is usually required for diagnosis. Here we report on a 73-year-old Japanese man who presented with extensive dissemination along the pleural surfaces and clinical findings similar to those of pseudomesotheliomatous lung cancer 10 years after undergoing left upper lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma. This report provides information that will help physicians establish an accurate diagnosis in similar cases.
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