Synchronous, Multiple Primary Lung Cancers: A Report of Three CasesBaykal Tülek1, Füsun Baba2, Esra İnan1, Fikret Kanat1, Mecit Süerdem11Department of Chest Diseases, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya
2Department of Pathology, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya
Multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC) are named synchronous if determined simultaneously with the index tumor, and metachronous if the second tumor is diagnosed with an accepted time after the first tumor. It is important for both the rate of survival and treatment alternatives to differentiate synchronous MPLCs from the metastases of the primary lung tumors, and also from the multiple pulmonary metastases of the extra pulmonary tumors. In this study, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment processes of three synchronous MPLC cases diagnosed in our department were assessed. Keywords: Lung cancer, synchronous multiple primary neoplasms, neoplasm metastases
Baykal Tülek, Füsun Baba, Esra İnan, Fikret Kanat, Mecit Süerdem. Synchronous, Multiple Primary Lung Cancers: A Report of Three Cases. Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2015; 17(1): 54-57
Corresponding Author: Baykal Tülek, Türkiye |
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