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ASYNCHRONOUS PRIMARY LUNG CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Pinerua R. F.,
Hartnett B. J. S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93665.x
Subject(s) - carcinoma , medicine , anaplastic carcinoma , lung , pathology , oncology
A case of asynchronous double primary bronchial carcinoma is presented. The second tumour, an anaplastic carcinoma in the contralateral lung, occurred more than five years after surgical resection of a squamous bronchial carcinoma. The clinical recognition of a second primary carcinoma of the lung is rare and may be mistaken for tumour recurrence. The possibility of a second primary bronchial carcinoma appearing in patients with documented pulmonary neoplasia should not be overlooked.