RESIDENT CASE STUDIES

Week 8 June 9 - June 13, 2003: Case 2

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30 year old female with a 1.5cm nodular mass in the right lower lobe of lung

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Questions:

1. The histologic patterns are most consistent with:
   1. Solitary fibrous tumor
   2. Inflammatory pseudotumor 
   3. Leiomyoma of the lung
   4. Metastatic sarcoma 
   5. None of the above

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2. The following is true of the lesion:
   1. It is only found in adults
   2. It is found exclusively in the lung
   3. It may be positive for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)
   4. It has early metastases
   5. It is found exclusively in males 

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