title: [Lung transplantation for lung carcinoma: a case report and literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Lung carcinoma is a relative contraindication for lung transplantation (LTx). The improvement of this procedure may successfully treat novel end-stage pulmonary diseases. In the present study, we reported one case of bilateral LTx (BLT) in a young man with bilateral lung carcinoma and reviewed related literature to investigate patient selection and curative effect.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old male patient underwent BLT on October 21, 2010 in our hospital. Preoperative chest CT and PET-CT showed bilateral multiple nodules and mass without positive lymph nodes or extrapulmonary metastasis. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma was identified histologically (T4N0M0, stage IIIb).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Routine therapies were performed postoperatively. The patient was discharged on post-operative day 66. There was no clinical or radiologic evidence of the recurrence of lung carcinoma in his latest follow-up of 6 months postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LTx may be proposed as an efficient therapeutic option in selected patients of lung carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China.
authors.forename: Yeming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jingyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male