Eight primary malignancies: case report and review of literature

Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2011;4(4):185-7. doi: 10.5144/1658-3876.2011.185.

Abstract

The incidence of multiple primary malignancies has increased over the past years secondary to the long-term survival of cancer patients due to improvements in the early detection and adequate treatment of cancer. We present a patient with eight primary malignant tumors and review the relevant literature. Our patient was a 59-year-old female with Crohn disease with an otherwise non-contributory medical history. Risk factors for multiple primary tumors were not detected in our patient. At a follow-up of 108 months from the time of diagnosis of the first malignancy, our patient was still alive. Similar long-term survival has been reported in the literature. Due to the realistic potential for long-term survival, we recommend aggressive treatment of these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Crohn Disease / complications
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / complications
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / therapy
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome