A Case of Synchronous Primary Triple Cancers Including Stomach, Esophagus and Liver.
- Author:
Do Hyun KIM
1
;
Eun Woo LEE
;
Dong Goo KANG
;
Youn Ah KIM
;
Hyuck PARK
;
Myung Weon KANG
;
Yuen Keun LIM
;
Hyang Soon YEO
;
Kyung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Triple cancer;
Stomach;
Esophagus;
Liver
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Deglutition Disorders;
Diagnosis;
Early Diagnosis;
Endoscopy;
Esophagus*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Liver*;
Middle Aged;
Stomach*;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2000;21(4):797-801
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Multiple primary malignant cancer is a disease of more than two cancers occuring in an individual independently. The incidence of multiple primary malignant cancer is increasing gradually due to accurate cancer statistics, early diagnosis and treatment. Multiple primary malignant cancer may be divided into two groups, synchronous or metachronous depending on the interval between their diagnoses. Synchronous cancer is diagnosed simultaneously or within an interval of 6 months and metachronous cancer at interval of more than 6 months. Here, we report a case of synchronous primary triple cancers including stomach, esophagus and liver. The patient was a 63-year-old man with dysphagia. We performed endoscopy, chest and abdominal CT. We found cancers in stomach, esophagus and liver and confirmed triple primary cancer through endoscopic biopsy and sono-guided liver biopsy.
