Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2004 Feb;37(2):184-187.

Synchronous Double Cancer of the Esophagus and Lung: Two case report

• Kim DH
• Yi IH
• Youn HC
• Kim SC
• Kim BS
• Cho KS
• Park JC

Abstract

The synchronous double cancer of the esophagus and lung is rare. Right lower lobectomy and Ivor Lewis procedure were performed simultaneously in a 75 year-old male patient who had synchronous double primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus and right lower lobe of the lung. Left upper lobectomy was performed in a 69 year-old male patient who had squamous cell carcinoma of the left upper lobe of the lung, and four months later we performed Ivor Lewis procedure for the squamous cell carcinoma that occurred in the thoracic esophagus. The above two patients were doing well 10 months and 24 months after the operation respectively without recurrence. We treated the two cases of synchronous double cancer of the esophagus and lung with complete resection, and report this with review of literature.

Keyword

Multiple neoplasm; Esophageal neoplasms; Lung neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal Neoplasms*
Esophagus
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Lung*
Male
Recurrence