Two cases of placental transmogrification of the lung are reported. The lesions presented in the left lung, in one case as a giant bulla of the upper lobe and in the other as a cystic nodule of the lower lobe. A segmentectomy was performed in both cases, and the patients were alive and well 5 years and 2 months after surgery, respectively. In our opinion, pulmonary placental transmogrification is not a variant of emphysema, as generally considered, but rather probably represents a benign proliferation of immature interstitial clear cells with secondary cystic change. This report presents a histological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and molecular study of these peculiar cells, together with a review of the literature.
Titolo: | Placental transmogrification of the lung: clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical and molecular study of two cases, with particular emphasis on the interstitial clear cells. | |
Autore/i: | A. Cavazza; S. Lantuejoul; G. Sartori; N. Bigiani; A. Maiorana; PASQUINELLI, GIANANDREA; M. Paci; G. Rossi | |
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Anno: | 2004 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2003.10.023 | |
Abstract: | Two cases of placental transmogrification of the lung are reported. The lesions presented in the left lung, in one case as a giant bulla of the upper lobe and in the other as a cystic nodule of the lower lobe. A segmentectomy was performed in both cases, and the patients were alive and well 5 years and 2 months after surgery, respectively. In our opinion, pulmonary placental transmogrification is not a variant of emphysema, as generally considered, but rather probably represents a benign proliferation of immature interstitial clear cells with secondary cystic change. This report presents a histological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and molecular study of these peculiar cells, together with a review of the literature. | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2005-10-10 09:20:04 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |