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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2023

A rare case of combined small cell lung carcinoma with heterologous component of rhabdomyosarcoma diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided biopsy.

Diego Cedano, Jorge Cedano, Daffolyn Rachael Fels Elliott, Jasmeet Assi, Rashna Madan, Stephen Hyter, Lucas R Pitts, Maykol R Postigo Jasahui

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2023. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diego CedanoDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Jorge CedanoDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Daffolyn Rachael Fels ElliottDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Jasmeet AssiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Rashna MadanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Stephen HyterDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Lucas R PittsDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Maykol R Postigo JasahuiDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
University of Kansas Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe an unusual case of combined small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) with a heterologous sarcomatous component of rhabdomyosarcoma in a 61-year-old male smoker. The diagnosis was made using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided fine needle aspiration and biopsy. This report highlights the challenges of diagnosing small round blue cell tumors in limited material and the importance of ancillary testing. The histologic diagnosis informed clinical management and therapy.

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Combined small-Cell lung carcinomaLung cancerRhabdomyosarcoma

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PMID37521129
PMCPMC10382325
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