Diagnosis and Individualized Treatment of Three Primary Malignant Tumors: A Case Report

Fang He; Yunxia Xia; Xiaoling Ling

doi:10.2147/BCTT.S321390

Diagnosis and Individualized Treatment of Three Primary Malignant Tumors: A Case Report

Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2021 Sep 9:13:519-527. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S321390. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Fang He¹, Yunxia Xia¹, Xiaoling Ling²

Affiliations

¹ The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Continuous optimization of diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors has led to significantly prolonged survival in cancer patients. Despite the recent increase in the incidence of multiple primary malignant tumors (MPMT), it remains rare in clinical practice; therefore, normative guidance on its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment is insufficient. Here we describe the case of a patient with three primary malignant tumors, namely breast cancer, diffuse astrocytoma, and hepatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComa) and discuss relevant literature.

Keywords: breast cancer; diffuse astrocytoma; etiology; liver malignant PEComa; multiple primary malignant tumors; prognosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

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