Synchronous primary lung carcinoma and lung metastasis from extrathoracic carcinoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Jul;72(1):270-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02534-0.

Abstract

We present the cases of 2 patients in whom primary lung cancer was found unexpectedly when pulmonary resection was performed for metastatic lung cancer. The possibility of combined primary and metastatic carcinoma should be considered in patients with a diagnosis of multiple pulmonary metastases from extrathoracic tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / surgery
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed