Rare Primary Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung
Key Points
- A wide range of rare malignancies can occur as primary pulmonary tumors.
- Most of these lesions have non-specific imaging features that are difficult to distinguish from non–small cell carcinoma.
- Staging is critical.
- When localized, the majority of these lesions should be resected.
Most primary pulmonary malignant neoplasms are bronchogenic carcinomas. The uncommon primary malignant neoplasms that arise in the lung are of disparate histogenesis and include pulmonary blastoma and carcinosarcoma, thymoma,, epithelioid hemangioepitheliomas, melanomas, teratomas, sarcomas, and lymphoreticular disorders. In this chapter, we review the available literature concerning each of these rare malignant neoplasms.
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Last updated: March 29, 2020
Citation
Downey, Robert J, et al. "Rare Primary Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung." Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book, Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2020. STS Surgery, ebook.sts.org.
Downey RJ, Zakowski M, Moreira AL. Rare Primary Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, eds. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2020. ebook.sts.org. Accessed November 30, 2023.
Downey, R. J., Zakowski, M., & Moreira, A. L. (2020). Rare Primary Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung. In Darling, G., Baumgartner, W., & Jacobs, J. (Eds.), Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons. ebook.sts.org
Downey RJ, Zakowski M, Moreira AL. Rare Primary Malignant Neoplasms of the Lung [Internet]. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, editors. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2020. [cited 2023 November 30]. Available from: ebook.sts.org.
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