Dual Primary Malignancy: A Rare Organ Combination. (7th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Acharya, Preetam; Ramakrishna, Anand; Kanchan, Tanuj; Magazine, Rahul
• Other Names: Turna Akif Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in pulmonology. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-10-07
• Subjects: Lungs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory infections -- Periodicals; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections; Lungs -- Diseases; Respiratory infections; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Periodicals; Case Reports; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/760631
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6846

Abstract

Abstract : A 63-year-old female smoker was evaluated for lump over the right breast, fine needle aspiration cytology of which showed infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Investigations also revealed the presence of left upper lobe mass lesion, the biopsy of which suggested small cell carcinoma. The existence of two malignancies having different histopathologies at anatomically distinct sites suggests the diagnosis of dual primary malignancy involving the breast and the lung which, being a rare combination, prompted us to report the case.