Life Threatening haemoptysis in primary lung cancer-signet ring cell carcinoma

Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung is a rare non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with extremely aggressive features and poor prognosis. The diagnosis mainly required tissue biopsy with immunohistochemical analysis and gene mutation studies. We describe a unique case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung presenting with life threatening haemoptysis along with literature review of prognosis and management of this rare clinical entity. READ ARTICLE

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101195

Authors: Shamsuddin Anwar, Sudeep Acharya, Dany Elsayegh, Alisa Sokoloff, Maryam Rehan