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Wedge resection of a solitary lung mass

Clinical history
A 66-year-old woman presented with a solitary lung mass. Imaging characteristics were suggestive of malignancy. A wedge resection of lung was performed.
Pathological Findings
Gross examination of the wedge resection specimen showed a three-centimeter well-circumscribed, grey-white friable mass with central necrosis. The mass was sampled for frozen and permanent sections.
Microscopic examination revealed that [...]