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Published on: February 27, 2026
Moderately differentiated peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung with cilia
Amita Radhakrishnan Nair1, Sandhyamani Samvedam2, Unnikrishan Madathipat1
1Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Abstract:
We report an extremely rare case in which cilia were identifiable on light microscopic examination in cells of a moderately differentiated peripheral adenocarcinoma in the lung. The cells were positive for cytokeratin 7, and the cilia were highlighted by epithelial membrane antigen staining. The prognostic significance of these extremely well-differentiated ciliated tumor cells will be known only with long-term follow-up of the patient and analysis of more such tumors.
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