A Case of Triple Primary Cancers in Stomach, Larynx, and Lung.

Choi, Ju Young; Chang, Hye Jeong; Lee, Min Jin; Sim, Sung Sin; Ryu, Yon Ju; Moon, Jin Uk; Lee, Jin Hwa; Chun, Eun Mi; Chang, Jung Hyun

doi:2006.61.3.279

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 61(3); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(3):279-284.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.3.279 Published online September 1, 2006.

A Case of Triple Primary Cancers in Stomach, Larynx, and Lung.

Ju Young Choi, Hye Jeong Chang, Min Jin Lee, Sung Sin Sim, Yon Ju Ryu, Jin Uk Moon, Jin Hwa Lee, Eun Mi Chun, Jung Hyun Chang

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Collage of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. cem@ewha.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Collage of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Radiology, Collage of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A multiple primary malignant tumor is a disease mainly encountered in the of the older age groups. Attempts should be made to rule out a second primary malignant neoplasm in the elderly patients with unusual signs and symptoms. We encountered a case of a 67-year-old male with triple primary malignant tumors of the stomach, larynx, and lung. The patient had been treated with a subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in 1991 and a Laser laryngectomy for the laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in 2003. In 2005, lung cancer was found with the biopsy revealing an adenosquamous carcinoma. Systemic chemotherapy was performed.

Key Words: Triple primary cancer, Lung cancer, Stomach cancer, Laryngeal cancer