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Solitary mastocytoma of the lung: a case report and a brief review of the literature

Mastocytome solitaire du poumon: à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature

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Journal Africain du Cancer / African Journal of Cancer

Abstract

We report a case of a 51-year-old woman with a solitary mast cell tumor of the lung, a rare neoplasm with only three previous cases reported in the literature. Unlike the reported cases, the tumor in our observation was bulky, measuring 14 cm of diameter and budding into the segmental bronchus. Histological examination was consistent with mastocytoma and further investigations excluded the diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis. The differentiating features of this neoplasm and a review of literature are herein presented.

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Nous rapportons le cas d’une femme âgé de 51 ans présentant une tumeur à mastocytes isolée du poumon, une tumeur rare avec seulement trois cas rapportés. Contrairement aux cas précédents, la tumeur dans notre cas était volumineuse, elle mesurait 14 cm de diamètre maximal et bourgeonnait dans la bronche segmentaire homolatérale. La confirmation du diagnostic était anatomopathologique, et la recherche de signes en faveur d’une mastcytose systématique s’est révélée négative. Il s’agit, à notre connaissance, du quatrième cas de mastocytome solitaire du poumon. L’objectif de ce travail est d’illustrer les caractéristiques de cette tumeur à partir d’un cas et au travers d’une revue de la littérature.

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Abid, N., Ayedi, L., Makni, S. et al. Solitary mastocytoma of the lung: a case report and a brief review of the literature. J Afr Cancer 6, 107–110 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12558-014-0305-6

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