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Triple primary origin tumor: a case report.

Yong-Su Jung¹, Se-Hoon Kim¹, Sung-Kon Ha¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Ansan Hospital, Korea University School of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea.

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|April 24, 2014

Summary

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This case study highlights a rare instance of a triple primary origin tumor. Pathologic confirmation is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment, even with a history of other cancers.

Keywords:

Pathologic diagnosis Primary spinal tumor Spinal metastasis Triple primary origin tumor

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Oncology
Pathology

Background:

Extradural spinal tumors are more commonly metastatic than primary.
Patients with a history of cancer are often presumed to have metastatic spinal lesions.

Purpose of the Study:

To report a rare case of a triple primary origin tumor.
To emphasize the importance of pathological confirmation in spinal tumor diagnosis.

Main Methods:

A 57-year-old male patient with a history of colon and liver cancer presented with a spinal lesion.
Initial diagnosis was presumed metastatic disease.
Surgical intervention and subsequent pathological examination were performed.

Main Results:

The spinal lesion was pathologically confirmed as plasmacytoma, representing a third primary tumor.
The patient received chemotherapy post-surgery.

Conclusions:

Triple primary origin tumors are exceptionally rare.
Pathological confirmation is essential for appropriate treatment, even in patients with pre-existing malignancies.