Synchronous dual primary gastric and  colon cancer- an uncommon entity

S Pradhan; A Kharel; PJ Lakhey; KP Singh

doi:10.59779/jiomnepal.976

Synchronous dual primary gastric and colon cancer- an uncommon entity

Authors

S Pradhan Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Author
A Kharel Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Author
PJ Lakhey Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Author
KP Singh Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.976

Keywords:

Synchronous dual primary cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer

Abstract

Abstract
Abstract The incidence of multiple primary malignant neoplasms is said to increase with age and the occurrence of a second malignancy in a patient with a known malignant tumor are not uncommon. They are being encountered mainly because of an improvement in diagnostic techniques and prolonged survival of patients treated for malignancy. However this phenomenon is still considered to be rare. Herein, we present a case of synchronous gastric and ascending colon cancer treated in our centre

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2016-12-31

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Vol. 38 No. 2&3 (2016): Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Case Reports

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Pradhan, S., Kharel, A., Lakhey, P., & Singh, K. (2016). Synchronous dual primary gastric and colon cancer- an uncommon entity. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 38(2&3), 129-130. https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.976

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