Adenosquamous carcinoma occurring after small cell lung cancer: a 10 year follow-up

• Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 384 - 386
• Main Authors: Riquet, Marc, Le Pimpec Barthes, Françoise, Chehab, Antoine, Danel, Claire
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science B.V 01.09.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - pathology; Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - surgery; Carcinoma, Small Cell - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Small Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Small Cell - radiotherapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease-Free Survival; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Male; Medical sciences; Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology; Neoplasms, Second Primary - surgery; Pneumology; Pneumonectomy; Treatment Outcome; Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum; Adenosquamous carcinoma; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Small cell carcinoma; Surgery; Human; Lung disease; Prognosis; Respiratory disease; Malignant tumor; Bronchopulmonary; Case study; Pathology; Optical microscopy; Treatment; Bronchus disease
• ISSN: 1010-7940; 1873-734X
• DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00253-5

Long term survival in small cell lung cancer is rather rare, and in such instances the risk for secondary malignancy increases. We report the case of an adenosquamous carcinoma occurring after a 6-year disease free period following treatment of an ipsilateral small cell lung cancer. The patient was treated by pneumonectomy and is still alive 4 years after surgery.