[Occurrence of 3 primary carcinomas within 26 months].
One case of 3 primary malignant tumors is reported. Having undergone adjuvant polychemotherapy after mastectomy for cancer of the right breast, 2 more primary malignomas were found in a 73-year-old woman within 26 months: malignant melanoma for the right upper arm and scirrhous gastric cancer. Possible induction of secondary/tertiary neoplasms by polychemotherapy with alkylating drugs is discussed. The importance of early detection of secondary/tertiary malignancies and of their delimitation against metastases is underlined as being indispensable for the proper planning of adequate therapy.
Petru
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Medizinischen Abteilung des Landeskrankenhauses Leoben.
Fuhrmann
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Borkenstein
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D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
Auftreten dreier Primärkarzinome innerhalb von 26 Monaten.