title: Triple synchronous primary lung cancer.
abstract: Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer is rare and difficult to differentiate from metastatic disease. State-of-the-art diagnostic tools may contribute to discern synchronous multiple primary lung cancer from lung cancer or other primary tumors with pulmonary metastases, thus allowing implementation of curative strategies. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with 3 synchronous primary lung cancers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Ibbenbüren General Hospital, Ibbenbüren, Germany p.zardo@klinikum-ibbenbueren.de.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zardo
authors.affiliation: Pathology Medical Center Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krüer
authors.affiliation: Pathology Medical Center Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schiffmann
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Ibbenbüren General Hospital, Ibbenbüren, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freermann
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Ibbenbüren General Hospital, Ibbenbüren, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Carcinoma; Lung neoplasms; Neoplasms; Small cell lung carcinoma; multiple primary; non-small-cell lung; squamous cell