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Wednesday 12 April 2023

CASE 677: LUNG TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr VÕ NGUYỄN THỤC QUYÊN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A 53 year-old female patient with left thoracic pain for some months. She went through 2  lung tumor (hemangioma) surgeries respectively for 15 years  in K hospital and 4 years (Binh Dan hospital) before.



Pulmonary function report is normal.



Ultrasound notes a round mass  #50x39 mm at the bottom of left lung. It is a cystic lesion, well-limited capsule, and  belongs to the soft code on elastography ultrasound.












MSCT confirms a left pulmonary septated cyst  # 45x29 mm with sludge.








Surgery in the third time (on Tuesday 12, April, 2023) performs for removing the left lung cystic lesion. 

Gross specimen of the left lung tumor.


Microscopic result is malignant hemangiopericytoma.


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