A 49-year-old woman with well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma
M J Politiek1, B Vrugt, R Aalbers
1Department of Pulmonology, Martini Hospital, P.O. Box 30033, 9700 RM, Groningen, The Netherlands.
A 49-year-old woman underwent a pneumonectomy because of a mass in the middle lobe. Histological examination of the tumour showed a well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA). This rare tumour appears to be associated with an excellent prognosis in the absence of metastases following surgical resection.
A 49-year-old woman underwent a pneumonectomy because of a mass in the middle lobe. Histological examination of the tumour showed a well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA). This rare tumour appears to be associated with an excellent prognosis in the absence of metastases following surgical resection.
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