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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
Spindle cell carcinoma of the lung
Mitsuaki Morimoto1, Toshihiro Osaki, Mantaro Kodate
1Department of Chest Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan. mittyone2000@yahoo.co.jp
Abstract:
We report a rare case of spindle cell carcinoma in the lung. A 73-year-old woman was admitted because of a lung tumor, which was indicated during a group examination. Chest computed tomography revealed a tumor located in the right lung accompanied by spiculation. Right upper lobectomy with lymph nodal dissection was performed. Histological findings revealed only spindle-shaped tumor cells, and immunohistochemical stain showed that they were cytokeratin-positive. We diagnosed it as a pulmonary spindle cell carcinoma.
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