Synchronous triple primary lung cancers: a case report

Korean J Radiol. 2014 Sep-Oct;15(5):646-50. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.5.646. Epub 2014 Sep 12.

Abstract

Synchronous primary lung cancers are relatively rare. The accurate diagnosis remains challenging, despite of the routine use of bronchoscopy and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. Herein we report a case of synchronous triple primary cancers of the right lung in a 72-year-old male patient in whom each tumor presented distinct CT imaging findings.

Keywords: Lung; Multidetector computed tomography; Neoplasms, multiple primary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology
  • Aged
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed