Foroulis CN, Iliadis KH, Mauroudis PM, Kosmidis PA. Basaloid carcinoma, a rare primary lung neoplasm: report of a case and review of the literature.
Lung Cancer 2002;
35:335-8. [PMID:
11844610 DOI:
10.1016/s0169-5002(01)00427-5]
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Abstract
Basaloid carcinoma of the lung is a rare primary neoplasm, first described in 1992. Basaloid carcinoma is an aggressive subtype of Non small cell lung cancer, with poor 5-year survival, even in stage I and II resected tumors. Differential diagnosis from small cell, Neuroendocrine large cell and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma is difficult to be made. We report a patient with lung basaloid carcinoma, initially diagnosed and treated as small cell carcinoma. Thoracotomy and resection of the tumor following chemotherapy, established the correct diagnosis.
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