Synchronous triple primary lung cancers: a case report

Synchronous primary lung cancers are relatively rare. The accurate diagnosis remains challenging, despite of the routine use of bronchoscopy and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. Herein we report a case of synchronous triple primary cancers of the right lung in a 72-year-old male patient in who...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Korean journal of radiology 2014, 15(5), , pp.646-650
Hauptverfasser:	Yoon, Hyun Jung, Lee, Ho Yun, Han, Joungho, Choi, Yoon-La
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnosis Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology Aged Biopsy Bronchoscopy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Case reports Cavitation Diagnosis, Differential Humans Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lymphatic system Male Medical imaging Medical prognosis Metastasis Neoplasm Staging Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Patients Positron-Emission Tomography Thoracic Imaging Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors 방사선과학
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Zusammenfassung:	Synchronous primary lung cancers are relatively rare. The accurate diagnosis remains challenging, despite of the routine use of bronchoscopy and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. Herein we report a case of synchronous triple primary cancers of the right lung in a 72-year-old male patient in whom each tumor presented distinct CT imaging findings.
ISSN:	1229-6929 2005-8330
DOI:	10.3348/kjr.2014.15.5.646