含梭形和/或巨细胞成分肺癌17例临床病理分析

摘要

Objective: Lung carcinoma with spindle and (or) giant cell (LCSG) is a rare epithelial malignant tumor. The aim of our study is to investigate the clinicopathological and prognostic characteristics of 17 cases of LCSGs. Methods: Among 421 patients underwent resection of lung carcinomas, 17 cases of LCSG were studied for clinical, gross and histological parameters. Follow-up information was obtained and analyzed to clarify prognostically significant parameters. Results: The LCSG patients consisted of 15 males and 2 females, with the age ranging from 45 to 78 years (median, 58 years); 5 cases of stage Ⅰ, 3 of stage Ⅱ, 9 of stage Ⅲ by pathological TNM staging; 2 cases of exclusively spindle cell carcinoma, 5 cases of lung carcinoma with spindle cell, 10 cases of lung carcinoma with giant-cell carcinoma. Cough, chest distress, or chest pain were the most common presenting symptoms, occurring in 15 patients (88.2%). Of 5 patients in stage Ⅰ, 4 were alive and free of relapse for more than 5 years. The difference in survival was statistically significant between LCSG and squamous cell carcinoma patients (median survival, 36 vs. 61 months; P = 0.027). Lymph node metastasis and carcinoma with giant cell were the hazardous factors impacting postoperative prognosis of LCSG patients. Conclusion: LCSG patients in early stage may have an optimistic outcome. Lung carcinomas with giant cell displayed multiple cell components in histopathology, and poor outcome due to more lymph node involved.