Extraordinarily Slow, Non-Metastatic Progression of Primary Mediastinal Small Cell Carcinoma

Seo In Ahn; Jae Seok Jeong; Myeong Ja Chung; Kum Ju Chae; Yong Chul Lee

doi:10.1002/rcr2.70577

Extraordinarily Slow, Non-Metastatic Progression of Primary Mediastinal Small Cell Carcinoma

Seo In Ahn
, Jae Seok Jeong
, Myeong Ja Chung
, Kum Ju Chae
, Yong Chul Lee^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

The Catholic University of Korea
Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

We report a rare untreated mediastinal small cell carcinoma (MSCC) showing unusually slow, non-metastatic progression over long-term CT follow-up. MSCC should be considered in mediastinal mass differentials. Distinguishing malignancy from benign lymphadenopathy in patients with lung disease is essential to avoid diagnostic delays.

Original language	English
Article number	e70577
Journal	Respirology Case Reports
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70577
State	Published - 2026.05

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lymphadenopathy
mediastinal mass
small cell carcinoma

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