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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; 34(5): 430-433
Published online May 5, 2001
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Kyung Chan Yoon, M.D.*, Kyung Reol Kim, M.D.**, Nam Hee Park, M.D.***, Young Moo Kwon, M.D.****
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pohang-Kidok Hospital
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Primary pulmonary sarcoma is a rare tumor at all ages. It may be present as a solitary nodule or huge tumor of the thoracic cavity and frequently remain asymptomatic until growing large. A 50-year-old woman who presented sudden chest pain was found to have spontaneous hemothorax. The right upper lobectomy with lymph node dissection was performed, the pathologic result was pulmonary fibrosarcoma.
Keywords: 1. Lung neoplasm 2. Fibrosarcoma
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; 34(5): 430-433
Published online May 5, 2001
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Kyung Chan Yoon, M.D.*, Kyung Reol Kim, M.D.**, Nam Hee Park, M.D.***, Young Moo Kwon, M.D.****
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pohang-Kidok Hospital
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Primary pulmonary sarcoma is a rare tumor at all ages. It may be present as a solitary nodule or huge tumor of the thoracic cavity and frequently remain asymptomatic until growing large. A 50-year-old woman who presented sudden chest pain was found to have spontaneous hemothorax. The right upper lobectomy with lymph node dissection was performed, the pathologic result was pulmonary fibrosarcoma.
Keywords: 1. Lung neoplasm 2. Fibrosarcoma