[A histologically-verified triple cancer--report of a rare case involving a primary brain tumor].
Histologically-verified triple cancers that include a malignant brain tumor are rare. According to the Japan Autopsy Annuals, only 8 cases since 1958 have been so far documented. A case combining a malignant melanoma, a medulloblastoma, and a thyroid cancer is herein presented, along with a review of the literature. In March, 1983, a 27-year-old female who, 7 years prior to admission, had had malignant melanoma on the right hand removed, complained of headaches and vertigo. A CT scan revealed a right cerebellar mass lesions, which subsequently proved to medulloblastoma. Three years later, a struma was found and subtotal thyroidectomy revealed a papillary adenocarcinoma.
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*