1988 Volume 28 Issue 7 Pages 895-900
A case of roentgenographically occult triple lung cancer was reported. The case, a 67-year-old-male, was initially detected as a result of a sputum mass survey in March 1982. The first tumor was located in left B1+2a+b, the second tumor was detected in left B6 by follow-up bronchoscopy in March 1987, and the third tumor in right B2ab was also detected by follow-up bronchoscopy in September 1987. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was performed, the tumors completely disappeared clinically, and he is at present apparently disease-free. Using the criteria suggested by Martini et al., we decided this case was multiple primary lung cancer. Patients with multiple primary lung cancer have a good chance of surviving for a long time if the tumor is detected at an early stage, and it is emphasized that follow-up after therapy is very important.
