title: A case of three synchronous primary lung cancers within the same lung lobe.
abstract: We present the case of a 74-year-old patient with three synchronous primary lung cancers within the same lung lobe. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography investigations revealed two suspicious nodular lesions in the upper lobe of the left lung. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy confirmed that one of the lesions was non-small cell lung cancer. The patient was qualified for surgical treatment, and left upper lobectomy plus lymphadenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed the presence of three primary cancers in the left lung: keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, and acinar adenocarcinoma, localized within the same lung lobe. The patient was classified as having stage T3N1M0 lung cancer (stage IIIA) according to the latest, 7(th) edition of the TNM classification.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
authors: Szymon
authors: S
authors: Wcisło
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Misiak
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
authors: Marian
authors: M
authors: Brocki
keywords: lobectomy; lung cancer; multiple tumours