Mucinous colloid adenocarcinoma of the lung with lymph node metastasis showing numerous punctate calcifications
Received 25 September 2009; received in revised form 10 March 2010; accepted 20 March 2010. published online 21 July 2010. Corrected Proof
Abstract
Mucinous colloid adenocarcinoma (MC) of the lung represents a rare but distinctive variant of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which usually shows favorable prognosis. We describe the case of a 70-year-old man who had a well-demarcated mass with numerous punctuate calcifications in the right middle lobe. Four months after surgery, multiple bone metastases were found and the poor prognosis was suggested. This is the first case of primary pulmonary MC with the characteristic imaging findings and the rare aggressive clinical feature.
Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Department of Clinical Pathology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Department of Oncology, Immunology and Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Corresponding author. Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan. Tel.: +81 52 853 8276; fax: +81 52 852 5244.