A case report of quadruple cancer in a single patient including the breast, rectum, ovary, and endometrium.
10.3802/jgo.2008.19.4.265
- Author:
Soo Kyung NOH
1
;
Ji Yeong YOON
;
Ui Nam RYOO
;
Chel Hun CHOI
;
Chang Ohk SUNG
;
Tae Joong KIM
;
Duk Soo BAE
;
Byoung Gie KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bgkim@smc.samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multiple primary cancer;
Quadruple cancer
- MeSH:
Aged;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Endometrium;
Female;
Humans;
Ovary;
Rectum
- From:Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
2008;19(4):265-269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Multiple primary cancer is defined as the multiple occurrence of malignant neoplasms in the same individual. Due to the development of new diagnostic techniques and the rise in long-term survival of cancer, reports of multiple primary cancers have gradually increased. Herein, we describe the case of a 68-year-old female patient with quadruple primary cancer of the breast, rectum, ovary, and endometrium. For its great rarity, we report this case with a review of the literature.