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Four primary malignant neoplasms in a single patient
Author(s) -
Craig David M.,
Triedman Leonard J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930320103
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , larynx , incidence (geometry) , adenocarcinoma , carcinogen , carcinoma , tongue , oncology , epidermoid carcinoma , pathology , dermatology , cancer , surgery , physics , biology , optics , genetics
A 60‐year‐old Caucasian male, with a previous history of a 10‐year occupational exposure to ionizing radiation, chemical carcinogens, and a long history of tobacco and alcohol abuse, developed synchronous squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Four years later, squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx followed by squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue were diagnosed. in this case report, we suggest that increased exposure to multiple carcinogenic factors may result in an increased incidence of both synchronous and metachronous primary malignant neoplasms.