Three simultaneous primary urologic malignancies iA single patient: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Highlights The diagnosis of primary malignant tumors is increasingly described with the improvement of life expectancy and the advent of new technologies. The management must be multidisciplinary and adapted to the condition of each patient. This entity affects elderly people with many comorbidities. Treatment should be the least aggressive and start with the most aggressive tumor. The elderly, a family history of neoplasia and smoking appear to be the factors favoring the appearance of multiple synchronous tumors. Our patient was an elderly person and a heavy smoker

A case report of two synchronous primary urologic malignancies in one patient

“…Synchronous cancer is when multiple primary malignant tumors simultaneously occur in one patient [ 1 ]. Synchronous tumors must be present in different organ locations and have different histopathological characteristics [ 2 , 3 ].…”