Spontaneous expectoration of tumor tissue in primary adenocarcinoma lung

Ramakant Dixit; Mukesh Goyal; Neena Kasliwal; Hasha T. Somson; Shreya Agarwal

doi:10.4103/ajm.ajm_97_20

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2021; 11(01): 46-48
DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_97_20

Case Report

Spontaneous expectoration of tumor tissue in primary adenocarcinoma lung

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Ramakant Dixit

Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
Mukesh Goyal

Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
Neena Kasliwal

Department of Pathology, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
Hasha T. Somson

Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
Shreya Agarwal

Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan,India

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Abstract

Spontaneous expectoration of the tissue fragments in primary lung carcinoma is an extremely unusual event. Expectoration of tumor fragments is a significant event that should not be ignored as it serves itself as a noninvasive tool to diagnose underlying malignancy if such samples are immediately preserved and subjected to histopathological examination. More so, expectoration of a large-sized fragment may provide substantial relief from the breathlessness. Reported here is the case of a middle-aged male patient with adenocarcinoma in the right lung, and mass extended up to trachea, who spontaneously coughed out pieces of tumor tissue.

Keywords

Lung carcinoma - trachea - tumor expectoration

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