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Pulmonary mucinous cystadenoma: a rare benign tumor of the lung

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Pulmonary mucinous cystadenoma (PMCA) is rare, with few reported cases. This tumor is histologically characterized by a benign proliferation of mucin-producing epithelial cells and bulky mucin inside the tumor. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with increasing mass shadow on chest radiography who underwent tumor resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery. The tumor was diagnosed histologically as PMCA.

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Haruki, T., Nakamura, H., Taniguchi, Y. et al. Pulmonary mucinous cystadenoma: a rare benign tumor of the lung. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 58, 287–290 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0519-9

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