[Excavated, thin-walled pulmonary metastases of a sarcoma of the cervix uteri]

A case of excavated pulmonary metastases from a fusiform cell sarcoma of the cervix uteri is reported. These metastases had special features: their wall were thin and they changed during the course of the disease. Excavation of pulmonary metastases is exceptional. The authors mention the low frequency of such metastases, describe the circumstances in which they are discovered and discuss their pathogenesis.