Long-Term Survival after Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma
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چکیده
Pulmonary carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor and the prognosis of patients with carcinosarcoma is assessed as unfavorable. We report a patient with rapid growing carcinosarcoma with good survival after the total resection of the tumor. The patient was a 49-year-old man who complained of working dyspnea. Chest CT showed a 10×6×11-cm tumor in the left lung. A transcutaneous ultrasound-guided needle biopsy revealed it as a malignant lung tumor with sarcomatous features. We performed left pneumonectomy via a median sternotomy and a left anterior thoracotomy. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as pulmonary carcinosarcoma and additional chemotherapy was given with cisplatin and ifosfamide. Four years postoperatively, the patient is currently alive without any recurrence.
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