Avtor/Urednik     Požek, Igor; Rozman, Aleš
Naslov     Lung cancer seeding along needle track after CT guided transthoracic fine-needle aspiration biopsy - case report
Prevedeni naslov     Zasevki pljučnega raka v punkcijskem kanalu po CT vodeni transtorakalni tankoigelni aspiracijski biopsiji - prikaz primera
Tip     članek
Vir     Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.     Letnik 79, št. 9
Leto izdaje     2010
Obseg     str. 659-62
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Background: Transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is an important diagnostic method in the evaluation of lung malignancies. The incidence of chest wall implantation metastases after FNAB is extremely rare. However, we report a case of cancer seeding along needle track after a CT-guided transthoracic FNAB. Case report: We diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, stage T3N0 in a 71-year old male, ex-smoker, by transthoracic FNAB. A small metastasis was discovered in the left humerus after PET-CT. The patient was treated by chemotherapy and irradiation of bone metastasis. Four months after initial evaluation we repeated CT scan of the thorax. A tumour progression with tumour growth from the primary site was found in the left upper lobe to the pectoral muscle along the needle biopsy track. Conclusions: Although the frequency of chestwall implantation metastasis after transthoracic FNAB of lung malignancies is very rare, attentive follow up is recommended. Early intervention with resection and irradiation is often curative in previously radically treated patients.
Deskriptorji     LUNG NEOPLASMS
BIOPSY, NEEDLE
CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL
NEOPLASM STAGING
NEOPLASM METASTASIS
BONE NEOPLASMS
TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED
NEOPLASM SEEDING