Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor

Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) is a very uncommon malignant tumor originating in the lung. This report describes the case of a 38-year-old woman with a WDFA treated by surgery. The malignancy is low grade and associated with a good prognosis, and so it is important for clinicians to...

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Main Authors: H. El Ouazzani, A. Jniene, M. Bouchikh, L. Achachi, M. El ftouh, A. Achir, M.T. El fassy Fihry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215911000675
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spelling doaj-ffabda3c463f4509bf7b1876b31cc2bb2020-11-24T22:56:21ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Pneumologia0873-21592012-01-011813941Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumorH. El Ouazzani0A. Jniene1M. Bouchikh2L. Achachi3M. El ftouh4A. Achir5M.T. El fassy Fihry6Department of pulmonology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of pulmonology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco; Corresponding author.Department of Thoracic surgery, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of pulmonology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of pulmonology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Thoracic surgery, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of pulmonology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, MoroccoWell-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) is a very uncommon malignant tumor originating in the lung. This report describes the case of a 38-year-old woman with a WDFA treated by surgery. The malignancy is low grade and associated with a good prognosis, and so it is important for clinicians to be aware of and to identify this rare variant of adenocarcinoma. Resumo: O adenocarcinoma fetal bem diferenciado (WDFA, de acordo com a sigla em inglês) é um tumor maligno no pulmão muito invulgar que tem origem no pulmão. Este relatório descreve o caso de uma mulher de 38 anos com WDFA tratada através de cirurgia. A malignidade é de baixo grau e está associada a um bom prognóstico e, por isso, é importante que os clínicos estejam atentos e identifiquem esta variante rara de adenocarcinoma. Keywords: Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma, Lung, Good prognosis, Palavras-chave: Adenocarcinoma fetal bem diferenciado, pulmão, bom prognósticohttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215911000675
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author H. El Ouazzani
A. Jniene
M. Bouchikh
L. Achachi
M. El ftouh
A. Achir
M.T. El fassy Fihry
spellingShingle H. El Ouazzani
A. Jniene
M. Bouchikh
L. Achachi
M. El ftouh
A. Achir
M.T. El fassy Fihry
Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
author_facet H. El Ouazzani
A. Jniene
M. Bouchikh
L. Achachi
M. El ftouh
A. Achir
M.T. El fassy Fihry
author_sort H. El Ouazzani
title Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
title_short Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
title_full Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
title_fullStr Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
title_full_unstemmed Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: A very uncommon malignant lung tumor
title_sort well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma: a very uncommon malignant lung tumor
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
issn 0873-2159
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) is a very uncommon malignant tumor originating in the lung. This report describes the case of a 38-year-old woman with a WDFA treated by surgery. The malignancy is low grade and associated with a good prognosis, and so it is important for clinicians to be aware of and to identify this rare variant of adenocarcinoma. Resumo: O adenocarcinoma fetal bem diferenciado (WDFA, de acordo com a sigla em inglês) é um tumor maligno no pulmão muito invulgar que tem origem no pulmão. Este relatório descreve o caso de uma mulher de 38 anos com WDFA tratada através de cirurgia. A malignidade é de baixo grau e está associada a um bom prognóstico e, por isso, é importante que os clínicos estejam atentos e identifiquem esta variante rara de adenocarcinoma. Keywords: Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma, Lung, Good prognosis, Palavras-chave: Adenocarcinoma fetal bem diferenciado, pulmão, bom prognóstico
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