Perioperative Treatment of Metachronous Multiple Lung Cancer with Organizing Pneumonia: A Case Report

Abstract

We report a rare case of the independent coexistence of lung cancer and organizing pneumonia (OP) in different lobes of the right lung in a 67-year-old man with a history of left upper lobectomy. Computed tomography revealed a lesion consistent with OP in the right upper lobe and a suspicious shadow in the right lower lobe, which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma via bronchoscopic biopsy. The patient underwent right lower lobectomy and partial resection of the right upper lobe under left one-lung ventilation. Empirical corticosteroids were administered preoperatively, followed by a brief postoperative course for 3 days after pathological confirmation of OP to reduce complications such as bronchial fistula, then transitioned to macrolide therapy for 3 months. Fourteen months postoperatively, OP had not recurred, although bone metastases developed and responded well to chemoradiotherapy. This case highlights the need for individualized perioperative management in patients with complex pulmonary pathology.