Three primary malignancies in 17 years in a man with chronic hepatitis B

Peter D. Block, Brianna J. Shinn, Christopher G. Roth, Jeffrey P. Baliff, Ralph G. Zinner, Hie Won Hann

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Abstract

The occurrence of three primary malignancies in a single patient is an infrequent phenomonen with an estimated occurrence at 0.1%. Notably, patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are particularly unlikely to develop extrahepatic primary malignancies. In this light, we present a case of patient with chronic hepatitis B who developed HCC, as well as two other primary malignancies. This case exhibits an exceedingly rare combination of cancers, underlining the importance of continued cancer surveillence in those with a history of primary malignancy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number21
JournalHepatoma Research
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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Keywords

  • antiviral therapy
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • lung cancer
  • multiple malignancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Oncology

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