Lee Dong Hoon, Kim Jo Heon, Cho Sang Hee, Yoon Tae Mi, Lee Joon Kyoo, Lim Sang Chul
1 Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
2 Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea.
Int J Surg Pathol. 2019 Oct;27(7):778-780. doi: 10.1177/1066896919845060. Epub 2019 Apr 24.
Extrathoracic anthracofibrosis in head and neck region is of extremely rare occurrence and can be confused with malignancy. In this article, we report an unusual case of an anthracofibrotic lymph node of neck that was mistaken for metastatic malignant melanoma in a gastric cancer patient. Because the incidence of an anthracofibrotic lymph node of the neck is very low, it is important to distinguish it from other diseases, including malignancy or metastasis, especially in patients with a cancer history. Thus, pathological diagnosis of anthracofibrosis is necessary to make an accurate diagnosis and find appropriate treatment.
头颈部胸外炭疽纤维化极为罕见，可能会与恶性肿瘤相混淆。在本文中，我们报告了一例不寻常的颈部炭疽纤维化淋巴结病例，该病例在一名胃癌患者中被误诊为转移性恶性黑色素瘤。由于颈部炭疽纤维化淋巴结的发病率非常低，将其与包括恶性肿瘤或转移瘤在内的其他疾病区分开来很重要，尤其是在有癌症病史的患者中。因此，炭疽纤维化的病理诊断对于准确诊断和找到合适的治疗方法是必要的。
