title: Five primary malignancies in a single patient: a report of two cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: Two patients who developed five independent primary malignancies are reported. Each developed multiple distinct malignancies over 45 and 29 years, respectively. The medical literature and etiology of this rare phenomenon are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center, Portland 04102.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garde
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tarraza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery