A CASE OF MALIGNANT TRITON TUMOR OF THE LUNG

Authors
SUZUKI T SUZUKI S KAMIO Y HORI G TOMITA S SUZUKI H MITSUYA T TATE G SAGAWA F
Citation
T. Suzuki et al., A CASE OF MALIGNANT TRITON TUMOR OF THE LUNG, The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 44(6), 1996, pp. 319-320
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Surgery
Journal title
The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
01716425
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
319 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-6425(1996)44:6<319:ACOMTT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The present paper reports a 28-year-old male with an asymptomatic mali gnant Triton tumor of the lung. Chest radiographs revealed a mass in t he left hilum.The left lower lobe including the tumor and the mediasti nal lymph node was resected. There was no metastasis or tumor recurren ce during the one-year period following the surgical procedure. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a primary pulmonary malig nant Triton tumor.