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[Primary double neoplasias (author's transl)]
Medicina Clinica
|May 10, 1981
Summary
This study reviewed 22 patients with double primary tumors, finding hematologic, digestive, and urogenital cancers predominated. It assessed associations and potential causal factors for multiple primary malignancies.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Pathology
Context:
- Reviews data from 39,000 clinical protocols, identifying 1,168 malignant cases.
- Focuses on 22 histologically verified cases of double primary tumors meeting specific diagnostic criteria (Warren & Gates).
Purpose:
- To analyze the incidence and characteristics of double primary tumors.
- To investigate potential associations and causal factors contributing to multiple primary malignancies.
Summary:
- The study identified 22 cases of double primary tumors (1.88% of malignancies), with 12 male and 10 female patients.
- Hematologic neoplasias were most frequent (12/44), followed by digestive and urogenital tumors (8/44 each).
- Tumors appeared simultaneously in 6 cases and with a time interval of 1-43 years in 16 cases.
Impact:
- Provides insights into the occurrence and patterns of double primary tumors.
- Contributes to understanding etiological factors in the development of multiple cancers.