一种恶化的咳:一种不寻常的恶性间皮瘤呈现
Yusur Alsalihi1, Chitra Kandaswamy2
1Medicine, California Health Sciences University, Clovis, USA.
Cureus
|September 11, 2023
概括
局部恶性多叶层层层瘤 (LMPM) 是一种罕见的癌症. 这一案例突出了没有接触石棉的女性的LMPM,强调了在异常呈现时的早期考虑.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 病理学 病理学 病理学
背景情况:
- 局部恶性多叶层层层瘤 (LMPM) 是一种罕见的,具有历史上不良预后的侵袭性癌症.
- 通常与石棉暴露有关,通常影响男性.
- 本报告侧重于一个非典型的病例,以扩大诊断考虑范围.
研究的目的:
- 报告一个独特的LMPM病例,该病例发生在一个56岁的女性身上,她在职业生涯中没有接触过石棉.
- 强调在非典型患者的人口统计和表现中考虑LMPM的重要性.
主要方法:
- 病例报告详细介绍了临床表现,放射学发现和诊断程序.
- 通过视频辅助胸腔镜手术 (VATS) 获得的肺部活检样本的组织病理学分析.
主要成果:
- 该患者是一名56岁的女性,在病史中没有使用石棉,出现了咳恶化,左侧膜溢出和膜加厚.
- 组织病理学检查证实了上皮质性恶性间皮瘤,特别是明显细胞变体.
结论:
- 恶性间皮瘤可以发生在没有传统风险因素的人身上,例如接触石棉.
- 疾病的快速进展需要及时诊断和考虑LMPM在年轻的患者和女性呈现相关症状.
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