Metachronous and Synchronous Lung Tumors: Five Malignant Lung Pathologies in 1 Patient During 7 Years

We present the case of a 70-year-old man who previously had a left upper lobectomy for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma that subsequently developed into small cell carcinoma, which was successfully treated, and finally he had a right upper lobectomy that revealed three synchronous lung malignancies. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2004-12, Vol.78 (6), p.2154-2155
Hauptverfasser: Flynn, Michael J., Rassl, Doris, El Shahira, Amira, Higgins, Bernard, Barnard, Sion
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a 70-year-old man who previously had a left upper lobectomy for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma that subsequently developed into small cell carcinoma, which was successfully treated, and finally he had a right upper lobectomy that revealed three synchronous lung malignancies. We were unable to find a previous case report with a total of five separate lung malignancies with a combination of metachronous and synchronous tumors. This case demonstrates the importance of screening after the diagnosis and treatment of lung carcinoma.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01514-5