| Literature DB >> 26244144 |
Apostolos S Gogakos1, Dimitrios Paliouras1, Thomas Rallis1, Fotios Chatzinikolaou1, Persefoni Xirou1, Katerina Tsirgogianni1, Drosos Tsavlis1, Nikos Sachpekidis1, Kosmas Tsakiridis1, Andreas Mpakas1, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis1, Athanasios Zissimopoulos1, Paul Zarogoulidis1, Nikolaos Barbetakis1.
Abstract
Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer (SMPLC) is rare and very hard to distinguish from metastatic disease. Recent studies indicate the presence of this entity in the lung, with no mention to the involvement of the mediastinum. An extremely rare case of a 68-year-old male with double primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the left upper lobe and N2 positive nodes for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is presented. Modern diagnostic criteria as well as aggressive curative strategies are encouraged, in order to achieve better survival rates for such patients.Entities:
Keywords: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); immunohistochemistry; small cell lung cancer (SCLC); synchronous primary lung cancer; thoracic surgery
Year: 2015 PMID: 26244144 PMCID: PMC4499665 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.06.21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Transl Med ISSN: 2305-5839