Abstract
Placental transmogrification of the lung is a rare cystic lesion of the lung, which has some histologic resembling to placental tissue. Placental transmogrification of the lung has been considered a variant of unilateral bullous emphysema, but in our case, the patient was a 47-year-old man who had no coexisting emphysema of the lung. Histologically our case showed an interstitial proliferation of clear cells with cystic change interpreted as secondary; we also agree with our colleagues that this proliferation may be the primary event pathogenetically. Surgical resection of this lesion seems to be curative.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 950-952 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Saito, Y., Ikeya, T., Hoshi, E., Takahashi, N., Murai, K., Kawabata, Y., & Colby, T. V. (2009). Placental Transmogrification of the Lung Presenting as a Small Solitary Nodule. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 87(3), 950-952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.063