Synchronous presentation of primary non-small cell lung carcinoma and pheochromocytoma.
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Abstract
A 54-year-old man was diagnosed with a 3.2-cm primary right lower lobe non-small cell lung cancer and a synchronously present 2.5-cm right adrenal gland mass. Workup of the adrenal lesion revealed a pheochromocytoma. The patient underwent combined mediastinoscopy, laparoscopic right adrenalectomy, and right thoracotomy with right lower lobectomy. This case illustrates the importance of establishing a firm diagnosis for all synchronously present adrenal lesions that are discovered in the setting of primary lung carcinoma.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Lung Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Pheochromocytoma