title: How should synchronous multiple primary adenocarcinomas of the lung be resected?
abstract: We often encounter patients with multiple primary lung cancers with ground-glass opacity. However, there are no established guidelines regarding the optimal extent of resection for multifocal lung adenocarcinoma, so it is necessary to determine the most suitable strategy for each case. A 62-year-old man visited our hospital with 7 lesions in the lung field. We evaluated the structural information using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and the aggressiveness of the tumors using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/CT (FDG-PET/CT) and then developed a surgical strategy. Using FDG-PET/CT in addition to HRCT might improve the selection of appropriate surgical strategies for patients with multifocal lung adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan. Electronic address: m-yasuda@shin-kokura.gr.jp.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haro
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Genkichi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saitoh
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18