Sarcomatoid Lung Carcinoma-A Rare Entity
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2018, Vol 12, Issue 5
Abstract
ABSTRACT Sarcomatoid Carcinoma (SARC) of lung is an uncommon poorly differentiated variant of lung cancer. It is biphasic neoplasm and combination of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Most of the cases are associated with advanced disease and metastasis. It is aggressive form of non small cell lung cancer. Here we report a case of sarcomatoid lung cancer in 65-year-old smoker male.
Authors and Affiliations
Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Abhishek Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Ved Prakash
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