BENIGN CLEAR-CELL TUMOR (SUGAR TUMOR) - A RARE CAUSE OF AN INTRAPULMONARY COIN LESION

The autors report a case of a 25 years old woman in whom a coin lesion was fortuitously discovered. Initial investigations were negative and an exploratory thoractomy was performed,which enabled a benign clear cell tumour of the lung to be found (sugar tumour). This rare benign t umour whose cellular origin remains indeterminate is in general discov ered in a fortuitous manner after a chest x-ray has been performed sho wing a round peripheral opacity. The diagnosis is confirmed following the excision of the tumour, complementary examinations are nor helpful .