TITLE:
Metachronous, Ipsilateral Primary Lung Cancer: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Joseph L. Blidgen, Patrice A. Pinkney
KEYWORDS:
Lung Cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Metachronous, Jamaica
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cancer Therapy,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
25,
2021
ABSTRACT: Lung
cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men worldwide. It has been documented that patients can develop multiple
primary lung cancer, with a 5% annual risk of a second primary
(metachronous) cancer occurring after prior curative treatment. Moreover, there
has been an increase in the incidence of metachronous primary lung cancer reflecting
a longer survival after curative resection of
the primary cancer and improvements in patient surveillance methods.
Herein, we present a case of a patient diagnosed with a metachronous primary lung cancer presenting 1 year after treatment of a primary lung cancer at National Chest Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica. Through
strict adherence to surveillance guidelines, this metachronous cancer was
detected, enabling the patient to be promptly treated.