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A Rare Tumor in a Septuagenarian Female 16 Years After Radical Mastectomy for Breast Carcinoma

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Pleuropulmonary spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a very rare tumor that belongs to a subgroup of sarcomatoid carcinomas of non-small cell carcinomas of the lung. Breast carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies associated with metachronous second primary cancers. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a rare case of multiple pleuropulmonary SpCC in a 70-year-old woman, 16 years after mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast carcinoma.

Source: Clinical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.70574

Authors: Mohammadhossein Rahimirad, Sara Daneshvar, Shaghayegh Rahimirad, Monireh Halimi, Akbar Sharifi

Institution: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,820