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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 44(6): 319-320
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012047
Case Report

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A Case of Malignant Triton Tumor of the Lung

T. Suzuki, S. Suzuki, Y. Kamio, G. Hori, S. Tomita1 , H. Suzuki1 , T. Mitsuya2 , G. Tate2 , F. Sagawa2
  • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine
  • 2Department of Pathology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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1996

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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The present paper reports a 28-year-old male with an asymptomaticmalignant Triton tumor oft he lung. Chest radiographsrevealed a mass in the left hilum. The left lower lobe including the tumor and the mediastinal lymph node was resected. There was no metastasis or tumor recurrence during the one-year period following the surgicalprocedure.To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a primary pulmonary malignant Triton tumor.

Key words

Malignant Triton tumor - Lung tumor

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