title: BRCA1 gene mutation in thymic malignant melanoma.
abstract: We present a patient with triple primary malignancies: thyroid cancer, ovarian cancer, and thymic malignant melanoma. We suspected that gene mutations were involved in the occurrence of these multiple primary cancers, and blood analysis revealed the presence of BRCA1 gene mutations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jue
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Jong Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hae Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Im Il
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Moon Chul
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D024522:Genes, BRCA2; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
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