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- Case Report -
A Case of Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung with Long-term Relapse-free Survival
Kenji Yamada1, Keisuke Obuchi1, Yoshimi Otani11Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hokkaido P.W.F.A.C. Asahikawa-Kosei General Hospital, Japan
Background. Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma with a poor prognosis. Case. The patient was a 76-year-old man in whom a left lung nodule was found on computed tomography (CT) following colorectal cancer. The nodule gradually increased in size and a bronchoscopic biopsy was performed from the branch (B1+2c) of the left upper bronchus. The preoperative diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. Left upper lobectomy and lymphadenectomy (ND2a-2) were performed. The final diagnosis was basaloid squamous cell carcinoma T1bN0M0, pl0, V0, Ly0, br (-), pm0, Stage IA2. The patient is currently alive without relapse at more than 5 years after surgery. Conclusion. BSC has a poor prognosis and careful follow-up is necessary for patients with this disease.
key words: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, Lung carcinoma
Received: September 3, 2018
Accepted: January 7, 2019
JJLC 59 (2): 137-141, 2019
