Primary pulmonary collision cancer consisting of large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jul;80(1):340-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.053.

Abstract

A case of pulmonary collision tumor is herein reported. An abnormal shadow was discovered in the right lung of a 53-year-old man. A right upper lobectomy with a mediastinal lymph node dissection was performed. Based on the findings of a postoperative pathologic examination, this tumor was considered to be a collision tumor of large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, as the distribution of each tumor was clearly separated. This case is the first report of a primary pulmonary collision tumor consisting of large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Large Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*
  • Pneumonectomy