Multiple primary bronchial carcinomas

From 50 to 208 sections of the tracheobronchial tree of each of 255 patients who died of bronchial carcinoma were microscopically examined. Lesions histologically classified as primary invasive carcinoma (other than the main tumor mass) were found in 77 sections; lesions similar but of somewhat less...

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Published in:Cancer 1967, Vol.20 (5), p.699-705
Main Authors: Auerbach, Oscar, Stout, Arthur Purdy, Hammond, E. Cuyler, Garfinkel, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bronchial Neoplasms - epidemiology
Bronchial Neoplasms - pathology
Carcinoma - pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - epidemiology
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Summary:From 50 to 208 sections of the tracheobronchial tree of each of 255 patients who died of bronchial carcinoma were microscopically examined. Lesions histologically classified as primary invasive carcinoma (other than the main tumor mass) were found in 77 sections; lesions similar but of somewhat less certain character were found in 26 sections. Such lesions were found in 37 of the 255 subjects (22 subjects had just one; 15 had two or more). The locations of the lesions were studied in relation to the location of the main tumor mass. Using strict criteria, we concluded that at least nine (3.5%) of the patients had multiple primary bronchial carcinomas (two or more including the original tumor). Using less strict criteria (i.e., the inclusion of cases where varying degrees of uncertainty existed) the number might be as high as 37 (14.5%).
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:5<699::AID-CNCR2820200522>3.0.CO;2-A