Acute leukemia as second malignancy in primary solid cancer after conventional treatment - A clinico-pathological study

Contralateral Breast Cancer: A Clinico-pathological Study of Second Primaries in Opposite Breast after Treatment

Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer of women (23% of all cancers), ranking second overall when both sexes are considered together. It is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women and constitutes 14% of female cancer deaths (Parkin et al., 2005). With an estimated 226,870 diagnoses and 39,510 deaths in 2012, breast cancer remains the most commonly occurring and second most leth...

Primary brainstem death: a clinico-pathological study.

A case of primary brainstem death in a man with surgically treated cerebellar haemorrhage is reported. Necropsy revealed extensive necrosis confined to the brainstem and cerebellum. The absence of diabetes insipidus and the persistence of electroencephalographic activity were the characteristic clinical features of the case. This differentiates the condition from so-called "whole brain death". ...

Metastatic Melanoma (Secondary Malignancy) after Recovery from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a 10-year-old Girl: a case report

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common malignancy in children with a 5-year survival rate, accounting for 80% of cases. Melanoma is rare in children and has been reported as a sporadically occurring secondary malignant neoplasm in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This study presented a 10-year-old Iranian child with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that was diagnosed ...

risk factors of developing a second malignancy following treatment of a first primary breast cancer

abstract background: breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among iranian women, and is the fifth cause of cancer-related death in iran. most studies have reported an overall excess of 20–30% chance for a second primary cancer to develop in individuals with a first breast cancer. in this study, we evaluated different factors might have a role in increasing the incidence of a second malignan...

Occurrence of Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer after Chemotherapy