Abstract
Adenocarcinoma of the lung is a common malignancy. Frequently, this tumor can cause calcification within a primary tumor. However, an extremely rare occurrence in lung carcinomas is ossification within a primary tumor, and to our knowledge only three cases have been reported. We report a case of pulmonary adenocarcinoma with ossification, and discuss the pathogenesis of intratumoral ossification with a review of the literature.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / complications
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Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
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Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Aged
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Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
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Calcinosis / etiology
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Calcinosis / pathology*
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Calcinosis / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / complications
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery
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Lymph Nodes / metabolism
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Neoplasm Staging
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed