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ArticleAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2025

Delayed Diagnosis of Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma Arising from a Pulmonary Cyst in an Adult: A Case Report.

Yoshito Imamura, Taketo Kato, Satoko Shimada, Harushi Ueno, Shota Nakamura, Tetsuya Mizuno, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa

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Article in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 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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Yoshito ImamuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Taketo KatoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Satoko ShimadaDepartment of Pathology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Harushi UenoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Shota NakamuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Tetsuya MizunoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-YoshikawaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

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Abstract

Primary pulmonary sarcoma is a rare disease and is much less common than lung cancer among tumors arising from pulmonary cysts. We report the case of a female patient who showed multifocal cysts in the left S9-10. Follow-up computed tomography (CT) revealed that the cyst tended to regress, but the solid component of the cyst wall continued to thicken, growing to a 10-cm-diameter tumor. Thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy was performed to diagnose and treat the cystic lung lesions. For the pathology of the pulmonary cystic lesion, it was marked by solid tumors composed of proliferative atypical spindle cells, with some trapped bronchial tissue. Based on the imaging and pathological findings, the diagnosis was primary pulmonary sarcoma arising from the pulmonary cyst. The present case highlights that, even when a pulmonary cyst appears to shrink, careful follow-up and timely surgical consideration are warranted if cyst wall thickening is observed.

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CystsDelayed DiagnosisLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsSarcomaBiopsyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPneumonectomyPredictive Value of TestsThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeTumor Burdencongenital pulmonary airway malformationprimary pulmonary sarcomapulmonary cystic diseases

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