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Front Oncol
December 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology (NIO), Budapest, Hungary.
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasms are tumors that occur during pregnancy, while non-gestational trophoblastic tumors have a similar histology but are present outside of gestation. Literature reports several cases of non-gestational trophoblastic tumors of primary pulmonary origin, which pose diagnostic challenges and are associated with a poor prognosis. This report details a case of somatic high-grade carcinoma with trophoblastic differentiation primarily manifesting in the left lung with recurrent pneumothoraces.
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December 2024
Inova Fairfax Hosp, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
A spontaneous pneumothorax may be the heralding manifestation of diffuse cystic lung disease (DCLD). Historically, these diagnoses were differentiated by unique clinical, radiographic and tissue pathology characteristics. With recent advancements in genomics, several forms of DCLD can now be diagnosed through genetic testing and patients can thereby avoid undergoing an invasive lung biopsy.
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October 2024
Rheumatology Department, Newcastle Upon Tyne University hospitals, Newcastle, UK.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Queensland Health, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) in adults is an uncommon disorder that occurs almost exclusively in smokers. PLCH has no known gender predilection, and the current consensus of its true aetiology is unknown. Lungs may the sole organ involved, however other organs in the body may be involved as well.
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