Respir Case Rep. 2023; 12(2): 65-69 | DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2023.19577

Clear Cell ‘’ Sugar ‘’ Tumor of The Lung

Hülya Þahin, Seda Bingöl
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ýzmir, Türkiye

Clear cell tumors of the lung are extremely rare neoplasms, and only a limited number of cases have been reported in literature to date. It is an atypical and mostly benign peripheral primary lung tumor belonging to the family of perivascular epithelioid cell tumors, and is referred to also as a “sugar tumor” since it consists of clear cells containing intracytoplasmic glycogen. The case presented here was diagnosed with a clear cell sugar tumor of the lung during the pandemic, but died due to COVID-19 pneumonia before surgery.

Keywords: Sugar tumor, clear cell tumor of the lung, PEComa

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Akciðerin Berrak Hücreli Þeker Tümörü

Hülya Þahin, Seda Bingöl
Ýzmir SBÜ. Dr. Suat Seren Göðüs Hastalýklarý ve Cerrahisi Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Pulmoner Rehabilitasyon

Akciðerin berrak hücreli tümörü, literatürde þimdiye kadar bildirilen sýnýrlý sayýda vaka ile son derece nadir bir neoplazmdýr. Perivasküler epiteloid hücre tümörleri ailesinin atipik ve çoðunlukla iyi huylu periferik primer akciðer tümörüdür. Ýntrasitoplazmik glikojen içeren berrak hücrelerden oluþtuðu için “þeker tümörü” olarak adlandýrýlýr. Pandemi döneminde akciðerin berrak hücreli þeker tümörü tanýsý alan olgumuz COVÝD-19 pnömonisi nedeniyle operasyon þansýný kullanamadan hayatýný kaybetmiþtir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Þeker tümör, berrak hücreli akci-ðer tümörü, PEComa

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