Benign clear cell tumor of the lung: A case report.

ABSTRACT

A case of benign clear cell tumor of the lung in Thai male patient 22 years of age is presented. It is rare tumor with uncertain histogenesis. The perivascular epithelioid cells are proposed to be the proliferating cell type in the group of clear cell tumor, angiomyolipoma and lymphangio-leiomyomatosis. Most of clear cell tumor of the lung is benign and cured by tumor resection.