Pulmonary cysts as the sole metastatic manifestation of soft tissue sarcoma: Case report and consideration of the pathogenesis

Seiki Hasegawa; Kenji Inui; Kunihiko Kamakari; Yoshihiko Kotoura; Kiichi Suzuki; Manabu Fukumoto

doi:10.1378/chest.116.1.263

Pulmonary cysts as the sole metastatic manifestation of soft tissue sarcoma: Case report and consideration of the pathogenesis

Seiki Hasegawa, Kenji Inui, Kunihiko Kamakari, Yoshihiko Kotoura, Kiichi Suzuki, Manabu Fukumoto

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Abstract

A 29-year-old woman with an unusual form of pulmonary metastasis from epithelioid sarcoma of the light forearm is presented. Since she manifested left pneumothorax due to metastatic pulmonary cyst 7 years ago, the only metastatic manifestation has been the presence of bilateral multiple thin- walled pulmonary cysts; no other types of pulmonary lesions, such as nodules, cavitary lesions with thick or irregular walls, or extrapulmonary metastases, have been found. Pathologic studies revealed metastatic proliferation of sarcoma cells in the wall of the pulmonary cysts and infiltration of malignant cells inside the microscopic cavitary metastases surrounded by normal lung parenchyma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-265
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chest
Volume	116
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.116.1.263
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cystic metastasis
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary cyst pulmonary metastasis
Sarcoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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