Metachronous primary lung adenocarcinomas harboring distinct KRAS mutations.

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To distinguish whether multiple lung nodules represent multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC) or intrapulmonary metastases (IPM) is crucial for staging and subsequent therapy. We herein present the first report of a patient with two simultaneously resected metachronous lung adenocarcinomas in the right upper lobe, each with a distinct driver mutation in the KRAS gene identified by targeted next generation...

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