SYNCHRONOUS PANCREATIC AND COLON PRIMARY CANCERS

Synchronous cancers of the colon and rectum

Introduction The cancer of the large bowel and rectum accounts for 10% of cancers in men and for 11% of cancers in women. It was the second most-common site-specific cancer in Europe in 2006 (Ferlay et al 2007) affecting both men and women (after the breast cancer), with an increasing incidence. One study from western region of Romania revealed that the prevalence of colorectal cancer is relati...

Asymptomatic synchronous quintuple primary cancers.

We encountered a 46-year-old woman with synchronous quintuple primary cancers. She did not present with any symptoms, and her tumors were discovered at a gynecological screening. She had clear cell adenocarcinoma of the right ovary, moderately differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon, well-differentiated adeno...

Metachronous primary cancers of colon and stomac

Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Breast Carcinoma and Primary Colon Adenocarcinoma

A 65-year-old female patient presented to the emergency clinic with abdominal pain, meteorism, and intermittent rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy was performed, and a hepatic flexure tumor was detected. Histopathological examination of biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma. Thoracoabdominal CT was performed for staging, and a spiculated contour mass was found incidentally on the left breast. Mammography an...

Three synchronous primary pelvic cancers--a case report.

The occurrence of synchronous primary gynaecologic malignancies is a relatively common event. However, the occurrence of three different pelvic cancers is very rare. In this report, we describe the clinical, surgical and pathological findings of a patient with synchronous primary malignancies of the fallopian tube, endometrium and sigmoid colon. To our knowledge, it is the first case described ...