Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4289726 International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe occurrence of multiple primary tumors is rare. Only limited number of cases with triple malignancy have been reported. We report here a rare case of a woman presented synchronous triple tumors, in her lung, breast, skin.PRESENTATION OF CASEA 56-year-old woman presented with invasive ductal carcinoma of breast, non-small cell lung cancer and malignant melanoma. The patient undergone mastectomy and malignant melanoma tumor excision on-site. After operation stereotactic radiotherapy was given to her lung tumor. Six course of chemotherapy was given to her. She is alive with no progression.DISCUSSIONThe patient was diagnosed with melanoma and staging by FDG/PET. There is not any study about routine using PET/CT in the melanoma staging.CONCLUSIONThis is a very rare synchronous triple tumor case.

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