[A case of quadruple simultaneous second primary metachronous carcinomas subsequently involving colon, prostate, kidney and lung in an octogenarian patient].

Recenti Prog Med

Forza Operativa Nazionale Interdisciplinare contro il Cancro del Polmone (FONICaP), Milano, Roma.

Published: April 2009

The authors describe a case of quadruple second primary metachronous carcinomas subsequently occurred in an octogenarian patient: colon, prostate, kidney and, lastly, lung. No chemotherapy and or radiotherapy were given. Survival resulted three years after diagnosis of the first carcinoma and four years after the last carcinoma. The particular features of the reported case are discussed with reference to literature, including the angiogenetic hypothesis.

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