Giant Primary Pulmonary Fibrosarcoma

Ramakant Dixit; Paras Nuwal; Parul Dargar; Sidharth Sharma; U.K. Mathur

doi:10.5005/ijcdas-52-2-111

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Giant Primary Pulmonary Fibrosarcoma

Ramakant Dixit, Paras Nuwal, Parul Dargar, Sidharth Sharma, U.K. Mathur

Citation Information : Dixit R, Nuwal P, Dargar P, Sharma S, Mathur U. Giant Primary Pulmonary Fibrosarcoma. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2010; 52 (2):111-114.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-52-2-111

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Published Online: 06-10-2010

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Abstract

A rare case of primary fibrosarcoma in a 48-year-old male is described who presented with a huge pulmonary mass on the left side. The diagnosis was established on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy, supported by immuno-histochemistry.

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