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Lukman Lawal¹, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Savvas Eleftheriadis

¹Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Alexandroupolis, Greece. lawal@in.gr

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals

|December 14, 2011

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A rare case of lung adenocarcinoma was found in a patient with intralobar sequestration, a congenital lung abnormality. This highlights the importance of considering rare diagnoses in patients with persistent respiratory symptoms.

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Area of Science:

Pulmonology
Thoracic Surgery
Oncology

Background:

Intralobar pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation.
Lung cancer is a common malignancy, but rarely associated with sequestration.

Observation:

A 67-year-old male smoker presented with hemoptysis and recurrent pneumonia.
Chest CT revealed an emphysematous cyst and air-fluid level cavities in the left lower lobe.

Findings:

Intraoperative finding during left lower lobectomy was intralobar sequestration.
Histopathology confirmed adenocarcinoma within the sequestrated lobe.
This represents one of only eight reported cases of lung cancer and sequestration since 1963.

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of thorough histopathological examination in diagnosing rare pulmonary conditions.
Highlights the need for considering malignancy in congenital lung abnormalities presenting with atypical symptoms.
Contributes to the limited literature on the co-occurrence of lung cancer and pulmonary sequestration.