Cavitary Lung Cancer Lined with Normal Bronchial Epithelium and Cancer Cells

Taichiro Goto^1✉, Arafumi Maeshima², Yoshitaka Oyamada³, Ryoichi Kato¹

1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
2. Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

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Citation:
Goto T, Maeshima A, Oyamada Y, Kato R. Cavitary Lung Cancer Lined with Normal Bronchial Epithelium and Cancer Cells. J Cancer 2011; 2:503-506. doi:10.7150/jca.2.503. Available from http://www.jcancer.org/v02p0503.htm

Abstract

Reports of cavitary lung cancer are not uncommon, and the cavity generally contains either dilated bronchi or cancer cells. Recently, we encountered a surgical case of cavitary lung cancer whose cavity tended to enlarge during long-term follow-up, and was found to be lined with normal bronchial epithelium and adenocarcinoma cells.

Keywords: cavitary lung cancer, surgery, histology, bronchial epithelium, traction bronchiectasis.