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Characteristics and Prognostic Analysis of 55 Patients With Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
Jiachun Sun1, Zhiyi Jiang2, Tanyou Shan1
1Henan Key Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Abstract:
Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we present information on the clinicopathologic characteristics and clinical outcomes of this type of cancer. Clinicopathologic data from 55 patients treated at a single cancer center from January 2011 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were mostly male (76.4%), with a median age of 66 years and a history of smoking (54.5%). Most had symptoms, and about 60% presented with locally advanced or metastatic disease at diagnosis. Of the 55 cases, 21 were diagnosed by surgical resection. Pleomorphic cancer was the most common subtype (58.1%). With a median follow-up period of 13.2 months, the average survival time of the patients was 16.1 months, and the median survival time was 12 months. The overall survival rates for 1, 2, and 3 years were 52.7%, 18.2%, and 9.1%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that prognosis of the patients was influenced by tumor size, T stage, metastatic status, and surgery (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that T stage (p = 0.034) was an independent prognostic factor. There are few reports on the natural history of PSC, and its clinicopathological characteristics remain unclear. Herein, a retrospective review 55 individuals with PSC found that T stage was an independent predictor of survival. Surgical resection was associated with better prognosis.

