title: [Two cases of surgically treated triple cancer].
abstract: Two cases of surgically treated triple cancer are reported. Case 1: Three tumors, one in the lung, one in the stomach, and one in the colon of a 74-year-old man were diagnosed preoperatively. First a subtotal gastrectomy and transverse colectomy were performed and, second 27 days later, a lobectomy of the lower left lung. Pathologically, each tumor proved to be a primary sion. Case 2: A 70-year-old woman, treated surgically for left breast cancer 5 years ago, was found to have anemia. Gastric endoscopy showed a cancer in the antrum. A subtotal gastrectomy was performed. Intraoperatively another tumor in the cecum was found and a right hemicolectomy was also performed. Pathologically each tumor was a primary lesion.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery