Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Bleeding Sternal Mass

Juan Carlos Trujillo-Reyes, Ramón Rami-Porta, Bienvenido Barreiro-López, Clarisa González-Mínguez, Lydia Canales Aliagad, Josep Belda-Sanchís

Department of Pathology, University Hospital Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.
Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.

DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2012.22005                

Abstract

A 53-year-old man with bleeding from a sternal mass associated with a toxic syndrome. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a destructive sternal mass, bilateral pleural effusion and an endobronchial lesion in the right middle lobe bronchus. Immunohistopathological study of an incisional biopsy confirmed metastasic lung adenocarcinoma.

Keywords

Chest Wall; Lung-Cancer; Sternal Tumors; Chest Wall Tumors

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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