Hidden synchronous tumor

• Autor(es): Soares Rosa, Rita ; Sacramento, Vânia ; Matos, Cristina ; Nogueira, Fernando
• Data: 2024
• Origem: THORAC (Thoracic Cancer Journal)
• Assunto(s): Synchronous primary lung carcinoma; smoking habits; staging; intrapulmonary metastasis
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

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.