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The Korean Association of Internal Medicine (대한내과학회)
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A Case of Three Different Synchronous and Metachronous Primary Lung Cancers

다발성 원발성 폐암: 동시성 비소세포폐암과 속발성 소세포폐암의 1예

  • Im, Hyunjeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Yang, Seo Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Do Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Hyeonmok (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Jung, Soo Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Seog (Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yoonjung (Department of Pathology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center)
  • Received : 2013.04.23
  • Accepted : 2013.07.04
  • Published : 2013.12.01
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Abstract

Multiple primary lung cancers are characterized as either synchronous (detected or resected simultaneously) or metachronous (defined by a time interval between the detection of a subsequent primary lesion). The diagnosis of multiple primary lung cancers requires the temporal, histologic, and anatomic classification of tumors or simultaneous detection of two tumors. The incidence of multiple primary lung cancers has been increasing recently due to the widespread use of imaging modalities and life extension. Here, we report a 65-year-old male patient with multiple primary lung cancers comprising three different cell types (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma).

저자들은 동시성 비소세포폐암(편평세포암 및 선암)환자에서 이후 속발성 소세포폐암으로 진단 보고된 다발성 원발성 폐암 환자를 경험하여 이를 보고하는 바이다.

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