A rare combination of double primary malignancies; mixed germ cell tumor of testis with papillary carcinoma of thyroid: a case report

Double malignancy occurring in multiple organs is relatively rare yet possible. The second primary lesion is identified either simultaneously with the primary lesion (synchronous) or after a while (metachronous). We report a case of synchronous double malignancy in a patient who had two separate car...

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Published inInternational Surgery Journal Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 1385 - 1388
Main Authors M. S., Anuja, K. P., Abdulla, Chandrasekharan, Arun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.07.2024
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Summary:Double malignancy occurring in multiple organs is relatively rare yet possible. The second primary lesion is identified either simultaneously with the primary lesion (synchronous) or after a while (metachronous). We report a case of synchronous double malignancy in a patient who had two separate carcinomas, a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) and a papillary carcinoma of thyroid. These types of synchronous double malignancies can be dealt as independent carcinomas. This existence of two carcinomas at anatomically dissimilar sites with distinct histopathologies, being a rare combination, led us to report the case.
ISSN:2349-3305
2349-2902
DOI:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20242140