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Axial section of computed tomography chest showing features of interstitial lung disease with chronic obstructive airway disease changes.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan showed features of interstitial lung disease with chronic obstructive airway disease changes ( Figure 1).
Axial section of computed tomography chest showing heterogeneously enhancing mass in the superior segment of the left lower lobe (arrow) with cavitation and surrounding septal thickening.
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Compared to the previous scan at initial assessment, a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest revealed an approximately 49 x 38 x 59 mm size heterogeneously enhancing lesion in the superior segment of the left lower lobe ( Figure 2), extending into posterior basal segment with cavitation and surrounding septal thickening, with consolidation and ground-glass opacity.
Hematoxylin and eosin-stained slide revealing tumor cells.. The circular inlet shows irregular tubules and arrow shows sarcomatoid component (20x).
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Histopathological examination revealed moderately pleomorphic epithelial cells with an oval hyperchromatic nucleus; stroma consisted of highly pleomorphic oval to spindle-shaped cells along with multinucleated malignant cells ( Figure 3).