Diagnostic challenges in survivors of early stage lung cancer

Highlights • Survivors of early-stage lung cancer are at high risk of developing new lung tumors. • Metastatic disease should be distinguished from second primary lung cancer. • A pathological diagnosis and multidisciplinary tumor board review are recommended. • The diagnostic challenges faced in th...

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Published in:	Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 212 - 216
Main Authors:	van Iersel-Vet, Marleen T.A, Thunnissen, Erik, Spoelstra, Femke O.B, Ylstra, Bauke, Slotman, Ben J, Senan, Suresh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-11-2015
Subjects:	Aged Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnosis Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology Female Follow-up Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Lung cancer survivor Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Staging - methods Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnosis Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology Non-small cell lung carcinoma Pulmonary/Respiratory Second primary neoplasms Stereotactic radiotherapy Survivors Non-small cell lung carcinoma Lung cancer survivor Second primary neoplasms Stereotactic radiotherapy Follow-up
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Summary:	Highlights • Survivors of early-stage lung cancer are at high risk of developing new lung tumors. • Metastatic disease should be distinguished from second primary lung cancer. • A pathological diagnosis and multidisciplinary tumor board review are recommended. • The diagnostic challenges faced in three lung cancer survivors are highlighted.
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ISSN:	0169-5002 1872-8332
DOI:	10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.08.013