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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Case report

Successfully treated synchronous double malignancy of the breast and esophagus: a case report

Authors: Abhishek Singh, Ishwar Chandra Khare, Awadhesh Kumar Dixit, Kailash Chandra Pandey, Deepak Kumar Mittal, Parul Singh

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Introduction

The incidence of multiple primary cancers is reported to be between 0.3% and 4.3%. The second primary lesion is identified either simultaneously with the primary lesion (synchronous) or after a period of time (metachronous). Few cases of metastasis of breast carcinoma to the esophagus and vice versa have been reported in the past.

Case presentation

We report an extremely rare case of a 55-year-old Indian woman who had carcinomas in both the esophagus and the breast simultaneously. She was treated successfully using combined modalities of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Conclusion

Cases of synchronous double malignancies can be treated by dealing with the malignancy in the two sites as independent carcinomas. We have to take into consideration the total dose of radiation to a critical organ as well as the effect of the total dose of toxic chemotherapeutic drugs on our patient.
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Metadata
Title
Successfully treated synchronous double malignancy of the breast and esophagus: a case report
Authors
Abhishek Singh
Ishwar Chandra Khare
Awadhesh Kumar Dixit
Kailash Chandra Pandey
Deepak Kumar Mittal
Parul Singh
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-169

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