title: Metachronous and synchronous lung tumors: five malignant lung pathologies in 1 patient during 7 years.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom. barradrum@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rassl
authors.forename: Amira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Shahira
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Sion
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnard
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011859:Radiography