Association of Mucocutaneous and Visceral Cancers

Epstein, Ervin

doi:10.1001/archderm.1954.01540130060005

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“…Carcinoma of the stomach has been reported in various combinations with other primary cancers (3, 7). The co‐existence of another primary cancer with gastric carcinoma was not rare in our series (8 per cent).…”

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Multiple Primary Malignant Tumors*

Hajdu

1968

J American Geriatrics Society

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Multiple primary malignant tumors first were described by Billrath in 1889 (1). Until the extensive and detailed study of Warren and Gates (2) in 1932, multiple primary tumors were considered medical curiosities.The clinical problems and special medical aspects of these patiente account for the numerous case reporte and clinical series in the literature (3-10). It is obvious that regardless of the siae and thoroughness of a olinical series, there is always a possibility of error if no postmortem examination is made. MATERIALS AND METHODSThe records of 16,444 postmortem examinations inclusive) on file in the Department of Pathology at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital were reviewed. At least 1 malignant tumor wm recorded in 3,321 autopsy protocols. More than 1 primary malignant neoplasm was found in 177 mes. All available gross and microscopic findings were analyzed. Hospital records and the microscopic slides were reviewed.

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“…The clinical problems and special medical aspects of these patients account for the numerous case reports and clinical series in the literature (3–10). It is obvious that regardless of the size and thoroughness of a clinical series, there is always a possibility of error if no postmortem examination is made.…”

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