Prostatic Cancer Presenting as an Isolated Large Lung Mass / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 290-293, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-114969
ABSTRACT
A hidden primary tumor presenting as an isolated lung mass is a diagnostic challenge to physicians because the diagnosis of lung cancer is likely to be made if the histologic findings are not inconsistent with lung cancer. A large lung mass was found incidentally in a 59-year-old man. Although adenocarcinoma was diagnosed by percutaneous needle biopsy, thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) immunostaining was negative, raising suspicion that there was another primary site. There was no abnormal finding except for the lung mass on a 18FDG-PET/CT scan and the patient did not complain of any discomfort. Finally, prostatic cancer was confirmed through the study of tumor markers and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunostaining. Because of the rare presentation of a single lung mass in malignancies that have another primary site, physicians should carefully review all data before making a final diagnosis of lung cancer.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Thyroid Gland
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Transcription Factors
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Biopsy, Needle
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Nuclear Proteins
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Adenocarcinoma
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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