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Radiological and histopathological investigations diagnose rare pulmonary spindle cell lymphoma in a symptomatic 42-year-old female.
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Alerts clinicians to rare pulmonary spindle cell lymphoma in dyspnoea with weight loss; leaves open optimal management pending larger series.
Spindle cell carcinoma is a rare and malignant variety of squamous cell carcinoma.It is a tumour that is constituted by a double cell proliferation: a carcinomatous sarcomatous epithelial cell of spindle cells and another sarcomatous spindle cell.It can affect any part of the body; however, it is more commonly found in the upper airway and digestive tract.It affects men more frequently between the sixth and seventh decade of life.It has aggressive behaviour with a tendency for recurrence.Alcohol and tobacco have been identified as the most important risk factors.
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Shweta Narwade Dev Shetty (2023) conducted a case report in Pulmonary Spindle Cell Lymphoma (n=1). A 42-year-old female with dyspnoea, cough, and weight loss was diagnosed with rare pulmonary spindle cell lymphoma using radiological and histopathological investigations.
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