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