All issues > Volume 28(12); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(12):1256-1260. Published online December 31, 1985.

A Case of Primary Lung Cancer(Squamous cell ca.) in Children.

Soo Ryun Choi¹, Choong Hyun Kim¹, Soon Ok Byun¹, Ji Sub Oh¹, Sung Kyun Im², Ok Ji Park³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea
³Department of Pathology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Abstract

We have experienced a case of primary lung cancer (squamous cell ca.) in a 15 years-old boy who presented with productive coughing and mild fever. The diagnosis was made through thoracic roentgenogram, thoracotomy, and biopsy. A brief review of the related literature is given.

Keywords :Primary lung cancer (Squamous cell ca.) in children