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ArticleCureus2025

A Rare Case of Metastatic Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma.

Robert E Carter, Krista L Denning, Lynne J Goebel

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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

3 authors.

Robert E CarterInternal Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Krista L DenningPathology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Lynne J GoebelInternal Medicine and Geriatrics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare, aggressive cancer with early metastasis and poor prognosis. Chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) are common modalities used to detect malignancy, and the diagnosis is confirmed with tissue biopsy. There are currently no guidelines for therapy when treating this condition as it often displays resistance to typical first-line chemotherapy agents. We present a case of PSC with brain metastasis and our approach to management to remind clinicians of this rare condition and the limited choices of treatment.

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atypical chest painmetastatic non-small cell lung cancerprogrammed cell death ligand 1pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (psc)smoking tobacco

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PMID40895992
PMCPMC12398342

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