GET THE APP

..

Journal of Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2165-7920

Open Access

Massimo Bolognesi

Department of Internal General Medicine, ASL della Romagna District of Cesena,
Via Lambruschini 307 47521 Cesena
Italy

Publications
  • Case Report
    Synchronous Detection of Dual Neoplastic Malignant Disease:Adenocarcinoma of the Caecum and Renal Cell Carcinoma
    Author(s): Massimo Bolognesi and Diletta BolognesiMassimo Bolognesi and Diletta Bolognesi

    Background: Primary cancer may occur synchronously in two different organs.The presence of a renal primary cancer discovered by chance during staging prior to surgery of another cancer (caecum-colon) is not as rare an event as is believed. In this case report the authors report an interesting case of double malignancy in which a patient was struck by two separate carcinomas, carcinoma of the caecum and renal cell carcinoma. Case report: A 59-year-old male underwent screening with faecal occult blood test (FOBT) for colorectal cancer. The resulting positive test of which required a colonoscopy indicated the malignancy of the caecum-colon. Renal cell carcinoma was detected incidentally through Computed Tomography (CT) during preliminary investigations for the staging of the disease prior to surgery. The patient subsequently underwent simultaneous, radical, right nephrectomy and hemicole.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000377

    Abstract PDF

Relevant Topics

Google Scholar citation report
Citations: 1295

Journal of Clinical Case Reports received 1295 citations as per Google Scholar report

Journal of Clinical Case Reports peer review process verified at publons

Indexed In

 
arrow_upward arrow_upward