[A case of a pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma with fever which responded well to chemotherapy].
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
; 48(3): 214-8, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20387526
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma is a very rare pulmonary malignant tumor which has various clinical manifestations and a poor prognosis. CASE A 74-year-old man presented with fever and weight loss of more than 10kg during 2 months from April 200X. Chest CT showed a nodule in the right upper lobe, and supraclavicular and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Positron emission tomography (PET) comfirmed 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in the sites. A left supraclavicular node biopsy demonstrated pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma. The tumors responded well to gemcitabine plus docetaxel combination chemotherapy. This symptoms disappeared and the response continued for 1 year after 6 cycles of chemotherapy.CONCLUSION:
We report a case of pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma presenting with fever, which showed a marked response to chemotherapy.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ja
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article