TY - JOUR A1 - Dixit, Ramakant A1 - Goyal, Mukesh A1 - Kasliwal, Neena A1 - Somson, Hasha A1 - Agarwal, Shreya T1 - Spontaneous expectoration of tumor tissue in primary adenocarcinoma lung Y1 - 2019/1/1 JF - Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology JO - Indian J Drugs Dermatol SP - 46 EP - 48 VL - 5 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijdd.in/article.asp?issn=2455-3972;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=46;epage=48;aulast=Dixit DO - 10.4103/ajm.ajm_97_20 N2 - Spontaneous expectoration of the tissue fragments in primary lung carcinoma is an extremely unusual event. Expectoration of tumor fragments is a significant event that should not be ignored as it serves itself as a noninvasive tool to diagnose underlying malignancy if such samples are immediately preserved and subjected to histopathological examination. More so, expectoration of a large-sized fragment may provide substantial relief from the breathlessness. Reported here is the case of a middle-aged male patient with adenocarcinoma in the right lung, and mass extended up to trachea, who spontaneously coughed out pieces of tumor tissue. ER -