title: Stage I adenocarcinoma presenting in the pneumonectomy specimen at the time of single lung transplantation.
abstract: Two patients at our institution underwent single lung transplantation. The procedure and the patient's postoperative course were uncomplicated in each case. Pathological examination of each pneumonectomy specimen revealed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma; both were less than 1 cm in size. The remainder of each lung showed no evidence of adenocarcinoma and all lymph nodes were negative. Work-ups for an occult malignancy before and after surgery were negative. This is believed to be the first report of a single lung transplant in a patient with a primary adenocarcinoma of the lung. The implications and management of these patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bengtson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shumway
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011184:Postoperative Period