May 2020

Multiple primary malignancies: Vigilance is paramount in identification

Ever since it was first described by Billroth, there is an increasing incidence of multiple primary malignancies cases, due to increase in the survival rate of cancer patients and improvement of diagnostic tools. Incidence of second malignancies in cancer patients is 10 to 20%. A total of 10 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included. All the 10 patients’ case sheets were pursued, and the...

Author(s): Pradeep Balineni, Rekha Arcot, Sandeep Pathivada and Bharath Narayanasami