Multiple primary cancers arising from different organs and tissues.
The simultaneous development of a lymphoma and an adenocarcinoma of the stomach in a patient is reported. This occurrence is exceedingly rare. Moreover, the presence of a third neoplasm in the axillary lymph nodes, manifested as secondaries from a squamous cell carcinoma, makes this case unique in the literature. The concept and postulated causes of multiple malignant tumours are discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology