Analysis of misdiagnosis and CT features of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma
ZHA NG Xin-dong
ZHA NG Gu-qing
CHEN Yue-qin
Abstract：Objective To analyze CT features of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma .Methods CT findings of 14 cases with pathologically proved pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed .Results There was a solitary mass in 12 cases .Multiple lesion was detected in 2 cases .Among these lesions ,4 cases were central type and 10 cases were peripheral type .All the masses had heterogeneous density on precontrast CT images .Masses with heterogeneous en-hancement were shown in 12 cases .Cystic and necrotic areas were noted within these masses .Pleural thickening on the af-fected side was detected in 10 cases .CK and Vim were positive in all the 14 cases .Conclusion CT is the modality of choice for diagnosis of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma ,not only for tumor depicting ,but also for preoperative planning . CK and Vim might be definitively immunohisto-chemical diagnosis for pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma .
Keywords：LungSarcomatoid carcinomaTomographyX-ray computed
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 531-533,552 )