Cystic pulmonary metastases
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Cystic pulmonary metastases are atypical morphological form on pulmonary metastases where lesions manifest as distinct cystic lesions. It is slightly different form the term cavitating pulmonary metastases in that the lesions are extremely thin walled.
Pathology
It has been reported with many primary tumours which include:
- colorectal cancer 1
- endometrial stromal sarcoma of uterus 3
- soft tissue sarcomas 4-5
Complications
One of the complications that can occur with cystic lung metastases is development of pneumothoraces.
See also
-<li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-cyst">lung cyst</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/pneumatocoele">pneumatocoele</a></li>- +<li><a title="Lung cyst" href="/articles/pulmonary-cyst">lung cyst</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Pneumatocele" href="/articles/pneumatocele-1">pneumatocele</a></li>
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