Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation

Triple primary malignancies are rare, involving the occurrence of three distinct, unrelated cancers in a single patient, requiring a personalized, multidisciplinary treatment approach. A 69-year-old male was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), lung adenocarcinoma, and papillary th...

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Main Authors: Luan Minh Bao Tran, Minh Duc Do, Truong Hung Nguyen, Ngoc-Minh Vuong
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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Minh Duc Do
Truong Hung Nguyen
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description Triple primary malignancies are rare, involving the occurrence of three distinct, unrelated cancers in a single patient, requiring a personalized, multidisciplinary treatment approach. A 69-year-old male was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), lung adenocarcinoma, and papillary thyroid carcinoma. After amputation for DFSP, following staging and genetic evaluation, a multidisciplinary tumor board designed a tailored treatment plan, adjuvant chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma while monitor regularly the thyroid carcinoma via ultrasound. This case highlights the extreme rarity of this triple primary cancers combination and emphasizes the need for individualized treatment planning. Each cancer's unique characteristics, prognosis, and potential interactions must be considered, alongside the patient's overall health and treatment tolerability, to optimize outcomes in such complex cases.
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spelling doaj-art-84aa9c77dd8b4a7b91dd6df6526eb0f62025-08-20T02:37:03ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-02-012021194119910.1016/j.radcr.2024.11.031Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluationLuan Minh Bao Tran0Minh Duc Do1Truong Hung Nguyen2Ngoc-Minh Vuong3Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamCenter for Molecular Biomedicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh CityThoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamDepartment of Adult Cardiac Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Corresponding author.Triple primary malignancies are rare, involving the occurrence of three distinct, unrelated cancers in a single patient, requiring a personalized, multidisciplinary treatment approach. A 69-year-old male was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), lung adenocarcinoma, and papillary thyroid carcinoma. After amputation for DFSP, following staging and genetic evaluation, a multidisciplinary tumor board designed a tailored treatment plan, adjuvant chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma while monitor regularly the thyroid carcinoma via ultrasound. This case highlights the extreme rarity of this triple primary cancers combination and emphasizes the need for individualized treatment planning. Each cancer's unique characteristics, prognosis, and potential interactions must be considered, alongside the patient's overall health and treatment tolerability, to optimize outcomes in such complex cases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324012986Triple primary malignanciesRadiology in cancer diagnosisMultimodal cancer treatmentHistopathology in triple malignanciesRare cancer association
spellingShingle Luan Minh Bao Tran
Minh Duc Do
Truong Hung Nguyen
Ngoc-Minh Vuong
Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
Radiology Case Reports
Triple primary malignancies
Radiology in cancer diagnosis
Multimodal cancer treatment
Histopathology in triple malignancies
Rare cancer association
title Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
title_full Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
title_fullStr Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
title_short Rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
title_sort rare occurrence of triple primary malignant tumors dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans lung adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with genetic evaluation
topic Triple primary malignancies
Radiology in cancer diagnosis
Multimodal cancer treatment
Histopathology in triple malignancies
Rare cancer association
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324012986
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