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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
Metachronous and synchronous lung tumors: five malignant lung pathologies in 1 patient during 7 years
Michael J Flynn1, Doris Rassl, Amira El Shahira
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom. barradrum@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present the case of a 70-year-old man who previously had a left upper lobectomy for nonsmall cell lung carcinoma that subsequently developed into small cell carcinoma, which was successfully treated, and finally he had a right upper lobectomy that revealed three synchronous lung malignancies. We were unable to find a previous case report with a total of five separate lung malignancies with a combination of metachronous and synchronous tumors. This case demonstrates the importance of screening after the diagnosis and treatment of lung carcinoma.
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