title: Simultaneous primary lung sarcoma and carcinoma.
abstract: Synchronous primary lung tumors are uncommon, and primary lung sarcomas are especially rare. We report an unusual case of a poorly differentiated carcinoma and a primary sarcoma of the lung. The surgical approach to patients with synchronous primary lung tumors should be aggressive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asuncion
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy