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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:270-272
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Synchronous primary lung carcinoma and lung metastasis from extrathoracic carcinoma

Shinji Kanemitsu, MDa, Motoshi Takao, MD, PhDa, Akira Shimamoto, MD, PhDa, Hideto Shimpo, MD, PhDa, Isao Yada, MD, PhDa a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan

Accepted for publication June 8, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Kanemitsu, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
e-mail: kanemi{at}clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp

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.






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