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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2022; 10(35): 13006-13014
Published online Dec 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i35.13006
Published online Dec 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i35.13006
Lung squamous cell carcinoma presenting as rare clustered cystic lesions: A case report and review of literature
Yu-Yao Shen, Jing Jiang, Jie Song, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Jing Zhao, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Shen YY conceived the study and wrote the manuscript; Jiang J and Song J participated in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient; Zhao J helped design the study and revised the manuscript; Song J supervised the study; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Yantai City Science and Technology Development Plan Item , No. 2019YD008 .
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Corresponding author: Jie Song, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding Road, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China.
Received: August 27, 2022
Peer-review started: August 27, 2022
First decision: November 4, 2022
Revised: November 17, 2022
Accepted: November 23, 2022
Article in press: November 23, 2022
Published online: December 16, 2022
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Peer-review started: August 27, 2022
First decision: November 4, 2022
Revised: November 17, 2022
Accepted: November 23, 2022
Article in press: November 23, 2022
Published online: December 16, 2022
Processing time: 108 Days and 16.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces is often delayed diagnosis. We report a case in which the lesion evolved from a thin-walled cyst to advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The SCC manifested as rare clustered cystic lesions in bilateral lungs. There are air-fluid levels, compartments and bronchial arteries in the cyst. Additionally, there was no obvious extrathoracic metastasis. After chemotherapy, the lesions became clustered thin-walled cysts. Our report highlights SCC should be a diagnostic consideration in thin-walled cyst as well as multiple clustered cystic lesions.