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SUBMITTER: Tamburrini M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310773 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tamburrini Mario M Gothi Dipti D Barbetta Carlo C Del Conte Alessandro A Sulfaro Sandro S Zuccon Umberto U
Respiratory medicine case reports 20181220
A 45-year old man, chronic smoker with a pancoast tumor due to squamous cell carcinoma has been described. The initial diagnosis of lung carcinoma was based on a scant tissue so the exact cell typing was not possible. The initial treatment consisted of platinum based chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He developed a left adrenal lesion on treatment. There was a possibility of metachronous primary. Also, a large tissue sample was required for tumor markers. The lung mass was difficult to access and w ...[more]