Krefting I P, Nunez L A, Sherer P, Weinstock A, Kumar A, Travis W
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Maryland.
Md Med J. 1994 Sep;43(9):787-90.
Pleomorphic carcinoma is a rare, very aggressive subtype of lung cancer that follows the clinical pattern of carcinosarcoma. The tumors tend to present as a peripheral mass frequently showing a mixture of spindle and giant cell features and often are associated with other, more common histologic subtypes of lung carcinoma. Clinical outcome is poor, with median survival of ten months. This article describes an unusual lung tumor (pleomorphic carcinoma) in a patient presenting with explosive symptoms suggesting an infection.
多形性癌是一种罕见的、侵袭性很强的肺癌亚型，其临床模式与癌肉瘤相似。肿瘤往往表现为周围型肿块，常呈现梭形和巨细胞特征的混合，且常与其他更常见的肺癌组织学亚型相关。临床预后较差，中位生存期为十个月。本文描述了一名患者出现的一种不寻常的肺部肿瘤（多形性癌），该患者出现了提示感染的爆发性症状。
