Pulmonary papillary adenoma with malignant potential: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary papillary adenoma is a rare benign tumor in the periphery of the lung. We report a 66-year-old female patient with a tumor in the lower lobe of the right lung and present the clinicopathological features and review the literature.

Case presentation

A tumor in the lower lobe of the right lung was found incidentally on chest X-ray during the physical examination of the patient, and the patient occasionally had a dry cough that was not treated. The tumor was clearly demarcated and lobulated on CT scan. After 2 years of follow-up, the boundary of the tumor was still clear, with more lobulations and the enhanced scan showed uniform enhancement. Grossly, the tumor had a granular cut surface and was easy to fall off, which was helpful for the diagnosis of papil

SUBMITTER: Liu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9563795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature