title: Metachronous lung cancer that presented as bilateral synchronous lung cancer.
abstract: Every patient undergoing curative treatment for primary lung cancer is a candidate for metachronous lung cancer, with a reported risk of 5% per year. The majority of cases are stage I patients. Patients who undergo resection for lung cancer should be followed regularly. A metachronous lung cancer that develops as bilateral synchronous lung cancer is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Celalettin Ibrahim
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kocaturk
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cansever
authors.forename: Dilek Zehra
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Kanmaz
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bedirhan
keywords: Synchronous lung cancer; metachronous lung cancer; surgery