Metachronous and synchronous lung tumors: five malignant lung pathologies in 1 patient during 7 years.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Neoplasms, Second Primary