The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and association of primary carcinoma of the lung with primary malignancies in other systems of the body.
Among 237,963 patients, 2,095 had primary carcinoma of lung. Among this group of 2,095 patients with primary carcinoma of lung 180 had one or more second primary malignancies in other systems of the body.
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