Triple synchronous primary cancers of rectum, thyroid, and uterine cervix detected during the workup for hematochezia.
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.
Lee
Jun Sik
JS
Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, South Korea.
Moon
Won
W
Park
Seun Ja
SJ
Park
Moo In
MI
Kim
Kyu Jong
KJ
Jang
Lee La
LL
Park
Mi Jung
MJ
Chun
Bong Kwuen
BK
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*