A Case of Basaloid Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma in an 11-year-old Boy.
- Author:
Nyeon Cheon KIM
1
;
Seung Soo KIM
;
Won Suk SEO
;
Kyeong Bae PARK
;
Joon Soo PARK
;
Sang Mann SHIN
;
Hyun Deuk CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea. pkb0830@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Children;
Basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Back Pain;
Biopsy, Needle;
Bone Marrow;
Carcinoid Tumor;
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic;
Carcinoma, Large Cell;
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid;
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Child*;
Drug Therapy;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Humans;
Incidence;
Leg;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Male*;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Spine;
Survival Rate
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2005;48(2):208-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary lung cancer is unusual in children; the squamous cell variant is extremely rare. Lung cancer is classified by histologic types into small-cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung caner, carcinoid, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and adenoid cystic carcinoma. Furthermore, non-small cell lung cancer is subclassified into adenocarcinoma, large-cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. The incidence of lung cancer is influenced by smoking, especially in squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. The present treatments for these tumors are chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection depending on their histologic types or stages, but yield very poor survival rates. In this article, we report a case of basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma in an 11-year-old boy who had symptoms of both leg weakness and back pain radiating to both legs. We confirmed the primary lung carcinoma cells by percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy. The metastatic carcinoma cells were identified at the bone marrow and lumbar spine. We treated with a combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However, he expired 4 months after the onset of disease.
