Primary chondrosarcoma of lung: case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT

A case of primary chondrosarcoma of the left lung in 50 year-old man is presented. The tumor was diagnosed as primary chondrosarcoma of the lung after exclusion of any primary lesion elsewhere. Histologically, tumor consisted of predominantly chondromatous lesion. Immunohistochemistry showed that tumor cells positive for S-100 protein and vimentin, and negative for epithelial markers. On the basis of clinical, histological and immunohistochemical studies, the tumor was diagnosed as a primary chondrosarcoma of the lung.