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MULTIPLE PRIMARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS: A CLINICAL REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
MACLELLAN D. G.,
IRETON H. J. C.,
HARDY K. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1982.tb06008.x
Subject(s) - medicine , primary (astronomy) , neoplasm , pathology , physics , astronomy
A patient who developed six primary malignant neoplasms is reported. Each neoplasm carried a poor prognosis but long term survival occurred. The literature is reviewed and possible forms of treatment for those with multiple primary neoplasms discussed.