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Lung metastases: surgery ?

• The differential diagnosis must be made taking with a second primary cancer, particularly if curative treatment can be proposed.

• The rate of synchronous pulmonary tumors is around 4%

• The overall incidence of metachronous second primary cancers is 2% per year.

Ghosh et al Head Neck 2009, Laccourreye et al Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002