Synchronous growth of triple lung cancer.
The case of a 75-year-old man with three synchronous carcinomas of the lung (large cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and small cell carcinoma) is reported. This is the eighth well-documented case report in the literature; however, our case is the first to be reported with the newly described histological combination.
Motohiro
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Department of Surgery, National Minamifukuoka Chest Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Matsumoto
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Ienaga
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy