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Melzer T, Hackl CM, Walter J, Behr J, Tufman A, Mertsch P, Kauffmann-Guerrero DE, Kahnert K. Tumor seeding following CT- guided transthoracic needle biopsy in lung cancer. A case report. BMC Pulm Med 2023; 23:403. [PMID: 37875852 PMCID: PMC10594682 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02712-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
Abstract
As a result of advances in the treatment of lung cancer, the life expectancy of lung cancer patients has improved significantly, but it remains the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. For decades, most of the initial tumor biopsies have been obtained by bronchoscopy or computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic lung biopsy without concerning reports of cancer seeding following the latter. In this case report we discuss the patient history of a 56-year old women with low-differentiated squamous cell lung cancer who developed tumor seeding following a CT-guided transthoracic biopsy 11 months after the intervention. This is put into context reviewing former and current literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thomas Melzer
- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, Munich, Germany
- MediCenter Germering, Germering, Germany
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