Collision tumor consisting of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma in the lung: a case report and literature review.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 PATHOLOGY

Medical Molecular Morphology Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1007/s00795-025-00422-6

Xiaomin Dai, Ruixia Xie, Linggong Zeng, Fang Peng

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Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the lung is uncommon, while the occurrence of a collision tumor consisting of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and typical adenocarcinoma is extremely rare. We report a case of a 70-year-old female with the presence of a nodule in her right lung. The pathological examination revealed a primary collision tumor consisting of invasive adenocarcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Manual microdissection was performed to selectively isolate the MEC and adenocarcinoma components, followed by exome sequencing which unveiled identical mutations in both components, suggesting their monoclonal origins with divergent differentiation. Clinical awareness and recognition of such collision tumors are crucial, as they will determine appropriate treatment strategies based on the individual biological aggressiveness of each tumor component.

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Medical Molecular Morphology 医学-病理学

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2.90

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5.60%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Medical Molecular Morphology is an international forum for researchers in both basic and clinical medicine to present and discuss new research on the structural mechanisms and the processes of health and disease at the molecular level. The structures of molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, and organs determine their normal function. Disease is thus best understood in terms of structural changes in these different levels of biological organization, especially in molecules and molecular interactions as well as the cellular localization of chemical components. Medical Molecular Morphology welcomes articles on basic or clinical research in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, and medical, veterinary, and dental sciences using techniques for structural research such as electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, enzyme histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, radioautography, X-ray microanalysis, and in situ hybridization. Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in an appropriate version of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted.