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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2021; 11(01): 46-48
DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_97_20
Case Report

Spontaneous expectoration of tumor tissue in primary adenocarcinoma lung

Ramakant Dixit
Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
,
Mukesh Goyal
Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
,
Neena Kasliwal
Department of Pathology, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
,
Hasha T. Somson
Department of Respiratory Medicine, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer
,
Shreya Agarwal
Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan,India
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Abstract

Spontaneous expectoration of the tissue fragments in primary lung carcinoma is an extremely unusual event. Expectoration of tumor fragments is a significant event that should not be ignored as it serves itself as a noninvasive tool to diagnose underlying malignancy if such samples are immediately preserved and subjected to histopathological examination. More so, expectoration of a large-sized fragment may provide substantial relief from the breathlessness. Reported here is the case of a middle-aged male patient with adenocarcinoma in the right lung, and mass extended up to trachea, who spontaneously coughed out pieces of tumor tissue.

Keywords

Lung carcinoma - trachea - tumor expectoration


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Article published online:
06 August 2021

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