Extragonadal germ cell tumors (GCTs) are relatively uncommon, but represent 1% to 5% of
all GCTs. Their morphology varies widely and includes mature teratoma, immature teratoma …

Abstract Nine children (6 boys, 3 girls) were diagnosed with a primary endobronchial or
pulmonary parenchymal neoplasm. The average age at diagnosis was 9 years. Presenting …

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appropriate use of immunohistochemical stains. Dr. David J. Dabbs and leading experts in …

Background. The authors undertook this study to define the clinical and histologic
characteristics of spindle and giant cell carcinomas of the lung and the survival and …

We collected 75 primary pulmonary carcinomas with pleomorphic, sarcomatoid, or
sarcomatous elements to better define their clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical …

BACKGROUND Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a unique dysontogenetic neoplasm of
childhood that appears as a pulmonary and/or pleural‐based mass and is characterized …

OBJECTIVE: To catalog and evaluate patterns of disease in families of children with
pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). METHODS: Data have been collected since 1988 on 45 …

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas (PSCs) are currently defined as poorly differentiated
non-small-cell carcinomas containing a component with sarcoma or sarcoma-like (spindle …

Carcinosarcoma is a malignant tumor having a mixture of carcinoma and sarcoma
containing differentiated mesenchymal elements, such as malignant cartilage, bone, and …

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a heterogeneous category of primary lung
cancer accounting from 0.3% to 3% of all primary lung malignancies. According to the most …