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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 31;25(2):10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i2.230.
doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i2.230. eCollection 2019.

A series of patients with unusual lung cancers with unusual presentations

D M Maphanga  1
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Case Reports

A series of patients with unusual lung cancers with unusual presentations

D M Maphanga. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. .

Abstract

Lung malignancies have become increasingly prevalent. Occasionally, an unusual tumour is diagnosed, or a common tumour type presents unusually. This case report reviews 3 cases of thoracic neoplasm, including two cases of uncommon cancers (primary lung adenoid cystic carcinoma and thoracic desmoplastic small round cell high-grade sarcoma) and an atypical presentation of malignant mesothelioma.

Keywords: cancer; lung.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: None.

Figures

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Fig. 1
An axial computed tomography scan showing a homogeneously enhancing mass in the right hemithorax with an associated pleural effusion.
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Plain posteroanterior (PA) film of Mr MG showing white-out of the left hemithorax with volume loss (tracheal deviation to the left/rib crowding) and compensatory hyperinflation of the right lung.
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Axial computed tomography images of the chest, showing a left endobronchial mass lesion with total left lung collapse. There is mediastinal deviation to the left. In addition, complex collections are seen in the left hemithorax.
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Bronchoscopy images showing an endobronchial mass lesion in the left main bronchus, which occludes the right upper-lobe bronchus.
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Fig. 5
Posteroanterior and lateral plain films of Mrs AM showing nearcomplete white-out of the right hemithorax with tracheal deviation to the right and a well circumscribed rounded radiopaque mass lesion on the left.
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Coronal computed tomography scan showing bilateral heterogeneously enhancing mass lesions.
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