Skip to main content
Fig. 2 | BMC Cancer

Fig. 2

From: Durable recurrence-free survival after pneumonectomy for late lung metastasis from rectal cancer: case report with genetic and epigenetic analyses

Fig. 2

Chest CT details, histological and immunohystochemical studies. a Chest CT-scan axial view (lung window) showing a right hilar mass and post-obstructive collapse in the upper lobe anterior segment. b Close view of right pneumonectomy bronchial section margin (arrows); the main bronchus is obstructed by a polypoid tumor. c Lung metastatic adenocarcinomatous proliferation (hematoxylin & eosin staining, original magnification × 400); inset shows CDX-2 immunohistochemical staining (left), and CK20 positivity (right). d Chest CT-scan six months after right pneumonectomy, demonstrating enlarged left supraclavicular lymph nodes (arrow). e Lymph node metastasis with morphological features similar to Fig. 2c (hematoxylin & eosin staining, original magnification × 400); inset shows CDX-2 positivity

Back to article page

BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

Contact us