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ArticleCureus2021

Oat Cell Carcinoma Lung Presenting as Chest Wall Swelling.

Manish Wadhwa, Joanna J Ekabua, Aisha O Adigun, Gaurav Singla

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Manish WadhwaSurgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, IND.
Joanna J EkabuaInfectious Disease, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA.
Aisha O AdigunInfectious Disease, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA.
Gaurav SinglaRadiology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan, IND.
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · INUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chest wall swelling originating from lung is an uncommon phenomenon that makes its diagnosis a challenging task. We present a case where an 82-year-old man, a lifetime smoker, presented with a chest swelling. The origin of the swelling was an extension of a peripherally located lung malignancy diagnosed with the help of contrast-enhanced CT chest and confirmed as oat(or anaplastic) cell carcinoma on histology. After complete workup it was diagnosed as metastatic small cell carcinoma lung. Patient was managed with palliative chemoradiotherapy.

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chest wall swellingcigarette smokingdistant metastasisoat cell carcinoma lungpalliative caresmall-cell lung carcinomasurgical oncology

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PMID34603878
PMCPMC8476187
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