Author(s): Soares Rosa, Rita ; Sacramento, Vânia ; Matos, Cristina ; Nogueira, Fernando
Date: 2024
Origin: THORAC (Thoracic Cancer Journal)
Subject(s): Synchronous primary lung carcinoma; smoking habits; staging; intrapulmonary metastasis
Document details
Hidden synchronous tumor
Description
Synchronous primary lung carcinoma consists of separate neoplastic processes, histologically identical or different, but occurring in different segments, lobes, or lungs. It is a relatively rare condition, with the reported incidence ranging from 0.26 to 1.33%.1 We report the case of a 63-year-old female patient, with smoking habits and a strong familial history of cancer, who was first detected a suspicious lung nodule, consistent with a lung carcinoma. While staging that nodule, a synchronous tumor was surprisingly detected. Even though it is relatively rare, distinguishing synchronous tumors from intrapulmonary metastasis can be an extremely difficult task.
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
