Thyroid and breast cancer following childhood radiation.
A 35-year-old man who received radiation for thymic enlargement as a child and subsequently developed both thyroid and breast cancer is reported. This appears to be the first case in which this association has been reported in a male.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D013952:Thymus Hyperplasia / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*