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April 30, 2026Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0 citationsOpen Access

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor presenting as a lung mass without uterine involvement: Pitfalls in morphology and immunohistochemistry

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WSW J SunNFNa Fang

Key Points

  • To report a rare case of epithelioid trophoblastic tumor with isolated pulmonary involvement and highlight diagnostic challenges.
  • Case presentation of a 30-year-old female with a lung mass
  • Review of morphological features
  • Analysis of immunohistochemical staining including p40
  • Comparison with primary squamous cell carcinoma
  • Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor presented as a lung mass without uterine involvement
  • Morphological features could mimic primary squamous cell carcinoma
  • Importance of thorough clinical history and immunohistochemical analysis to avoid misdiagnosis

Abstract

ABSTRACT Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) presenting as a lung mass without uterine involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of ETT with isolated pulmonary involvement in a 30-year-old female. The tumor’s morphological and immunohistochemical features, including p40 expression, may mimic primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Therefore, when diagnosing lung SCC in young women, thorough review of clinical history and the use of immunohistochemical analysis are essential to exclude other potential diagnoses.

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Sun et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f2a42a8c0f03fd6776340bhttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_460_25
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