A case of pulmonary placental transmogrification

Joanne M. Jenkins; Rizwan Q. Attia; Anna Green; Paul Cane; John Pilling

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A case of pulmonary placental transmogrification

Joanne M. Jenkins, Rizwan Q. Attia^*, Anna Green, Paul Cane, John Pilling

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Vascular Risk & Surgery

GSTT Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Pulmonary placental transmogrification is a rare lung lesion that microscopically resembles placenta with cystic spaces filled with papillary structures. Considered a histological variant of bullous emphysema, only 30 reported cases have been published in the world's literature. We report a rare case of pulmonary placental transmogrification in a 72-year-old man, in whom the clinical presentation of the disease mimicked lung carcinoma. Histopathology of the surgically resected segment showed a complex bulla with squamous metaplasia and placental transmogrification. Whilst rare, pulmonary placental transmogrification must be ruled out in all patients presenting with unilateral bullous emphysema, without known risk factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	811-813
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
Volume	24
Issue number	8
Early online date	28 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492316661462
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

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Lung
Pneumonectomy
Pulmonary emphysema

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