title: Triple synchronous primary cancers of rectum, thyroid, and uterine cervix detected during the workup for hematochezia.
abstract: Multiple primary cancers are defined as multiple occurrences of malignant neoplasm of different histologic origin in the same individual. The synchronous occurrence of triple distinct cancers in the same patient is very rare. Herein, we report an extremely rare case of synchronous triple primary cancers of the rectum, thyroid gland and uterine cervix; all were detected during the work-up for hematochezia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such report in the medical literature.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, South Korea.
authors: Jun Sik
authors: JS
authors: Lee
authors: Won
authors: W
authors: Moon
authors: Seun Ja
authors: SJ
authors: Park
authors: Moo In
authors: MI
authors: Park
authors: Kyu Jong
authors: KJ
authors: Kim
authors: Lee La
authors: LL
authors: Jang
authors: Mi Jung
authors: MJ
authors: Park
authors: Bong Kwuen
authors: BK
authors: Chun
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*