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Triple primary cancer of the head and neck, skin and prostate: A case report and literature review

  • Authors:
    • Nobuyuki Maruyama
    • Toshiyuki Nakasone
    • Osao Arakaki
    • Hirofumi Matsumoto
    • Tessho Maruyama
    • Akira Matayoshi
    • Takahiro Goto
    • Seiichi Saito
    • Naoki Yoshimi
    • Akira Arasaki
    • Kazuhide Nishihara
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  • Published online on: August 10, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9294
  • Pages: 5249-5256
  • Copyright: © Maruyama et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Second primary cancer (SPC) is an important prognostic factor for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC); therefore, the association between the prognosis and development of SPC has been well‑reported. The use of 2‑[18F]‑fluoro‑2‑deoxy‑D‑glucose‑positron emission tomography (FDG‑PET) is valuable to examine cancer stage, evaluate treatment responses and investigate suspected relapses or metastases. In the present study, the case of a male patient who was diagnosed with three primary cancer types, including well to moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the mandible, axillary cutaneous poorly differentiated SCC and prostate adenocarcinoma, was described. Among these, mandible cancer was the first diagnosed when the patient was 70 years of age. Synchronous skin and prostate cancer (PRC) types then developed 3 years later. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the aforementioned combination of cancer types. Postoperative FDG‑PET was not performed as no lesions of recurrence or metastases of mandible cancer were found. Three years later, the PRC was asymptomatic and was incidentally detected by FDG‑PET performed for a preoperative evaluation of skin cancer. It was indicated that FDG‑PET could be utilized in patients with HNC due to there being no accurate FDG‑PET protocol to detect SPC over a long‑term follow‑up.
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Maruyama N, Nakasone T, Arakaki O, Matsumoto H, Maruyama T, Matayoshi A, Goto T, Saito S, Yoshimi N, Arasaki A, Arasaki A, et al: Triple primary cancer of the head and neck, skin and prostate: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 16: 5249-5256, 2018.
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Maruyama, N., Nakasone, T., Arakaki, O., Matsumoto, H., Maruyama, T., Matayoshi, A. ... Nishihara, K. (2018). Triple primary cancer of the head and neck, skin and prostate: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 16, 5249-5256. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9294
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Maruyama, N., Nakasone, T., Arakaki, O., Matsumoto, H., Maruyama, T., Matayoshi, A., Goto, T., Saito, S., Yoshimi, N., Arasaki, A., Nishihara, K."Triple primary cancer of the head and neck, skin and prostate: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 16.4 (2018): 5249-5256.
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Maruyama, N., Nakasone, T., Arakaki, O., Matsumoto, H., Maruyama, T., Matayoshi, A., Goto, T., Saito, S., Yoshimi, N., Arasaki, A., Nishihara, K."Triple primary cancer of the head and neck, skin and prostate: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 16, no. 4 (2018): 5249-5256. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9294