Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Double Primary Tumors: Synchronous of Prostate Cancer and Rectum Cancer. A Case Report

Nur Zulaika Riswan *

Deparment of Surgery, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

Nik Mohd Nurhafizi

Department of Urology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

Noor Ashani Md Yusoff

Department of Urology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

Mohana Raj

Deparment of Surgery, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

Rosna Yunus

Department of Pathology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Multiple primary tumors (MPT) defined as the development of 2 or more tumors with different histology characteristic which arise from difference organ and metastasis must be excluded. MPT can divide to synchronous or metachronous. Prostate cancer with synchronous rectal cancer are rarer compared to metachronous. The synchronous prostate cancer is commonly found in either the renal or urinary bladder. We are reporting a case of 66 years old gentleman who was diagnosed with prostate cancer with synchronous rectum cancer. Decision making in managing is rather be challenging as there are two separate entities and have a different approach for both surgical and oncology treatment.

Keywords: Synchronous, prostate, rectum, multiple primary tumors, neoplasm

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