Eight primary malignancies: case report and review of literature
From the King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Slem A, Abu-Hijlih R, Abdelrahman F, Turfa R, Amarin R , Farah N, Sughayer M, Almousa A, Khader J. Eight primary malignancies: case report and review of literature. Hematol Oncol Stem Cel Ther 2011;4(4):185-187
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.
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