title: [A case of quadruple simultaneous second primary metachronous carcinomas subsequently involving colon, prostate, kidney and lung in an octogenarian patient].
abstract: The authors describe a case of quadruple second primary metachronous carcinomas subsequently occurred in an octogenarian patient: colon, prostate, kidney and, lastly, lung. No chemotherapy and or radiotherapy were given. Survival resulted three years after diagnosis of the first carcinoma and four years after the last carcinoma. The particular features of the reported case are discussed with reference to literature, including the angiogenetic hypothesis.
authors: Forza Operativa Nazionale Interdisciplinare contro il Cancro del Polmone (FONICaP), Milano, Roma.
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Salvati
authors: Mauro
authors: M
authors: Signora
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors