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ArticleCureus2024

Spindle Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Massive Pleural Effusion.

Moutaz Ghrewati, Anas Mahmoud, Malina Mohtadi, Joseph Russo, Mohammad Alnabulsi, Mourad Ismail, Mehandar Kumar

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Moutaz GhrewatiOncology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Anas MahmoudInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Malina MohtadiInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Joseph RussoInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Mohammad AlnabulsiPulmonary and Critical Care, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Mourad IsmailPulmonary and Critical Care, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Mehandar KumarOncology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lung's sarcomatoid carcinomas (SC) are a heterogeneous sporadic group of non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) and are very challenging to diagnose and treat. Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a very rare subset of this group. Hence, the prognosis and treatments are unclear due to the limited literature available. The presentation of this cancer varies based on the site of the neoplasm and the complications and metastases observed at the time of diagnosis. Here, we report a 73-year-old man who presented to the emergency room after two months of worsening dyspnea and fatigue. Chest X-ray showed an extensive left-sided pleural effusion. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest showed a pleural-based mass that came back as SpCC, for which he was referred to a university hospital.

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chemotherapy responselung cancernon small cell lung cancerpulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (psc)spindle cell sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID38516459
PMCPMC10956378

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