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Giant Primary Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma Arising From the Left Pulmonary Parenchyma: A Case Report and Literature Review Publisher Pubmed



Ershadi R1 ; Vahedi M1 ; Jahanbin B2 ; Tabatabaei FS1 ; Rafieian S1
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  1. 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Cancer Institute, Pathology Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Cancer Reports Published:2022


Abstract

Background: Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is a rare painless neoplasm that primarily grows in young adults' proximal extremities and trunks. The lungs are infrequent sites for this type of sarcoma. Case Presentation: We reported a 26-year-old female that presented with a chief complaint of chest pain from a few months ago to Kasra hospital, Tehran, Iran, in August 2021. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a hypodense mass with a well-defined margin measuring 9.3 cm in the left upper lobe and multiple hypodense lesions with a lobulated appearance with a total diameter of 15.5 × 13.5 cm in the left lower lobe of the lung. Conclusion: This is the largest case of primary pulmonary low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (30 × 28 × 7 cm), which seemed unresectable at first evaluation. Due to the extent of the tumor, left pneumonectomy was performed, leading to attenuation of symptoms and no recurrence at a six-month follow-up. © 2022 The Authors. Cancer Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.