Synchronous primary lung carcinoma and lung metastasis from extrathoracic carcinoma.
We present the cases of 2 patients in whom primary lung cancer was found unexpectedly when pulmonary resection was performed for metastatic lung cancer. The possibility of combined primary and metastatic carcinoma should be considered in patients with a diagnosis of multiple pulmonary metastases from extrathoracic tumor.
Kanemitsu
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan. kanemi@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Takao
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Shimamoto
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Shimpo
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Yada
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I
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed