Colon cancers and peritoneal mesothelioma occurring 29 years after abdominal radiation for testicular seminoma. A case report and review of the literature

Article Article scientifique Article Colon cancers and peritoneal mesothelioma occurring 29 years after abdominal radiation for testicular seminoma. A case report and review of the literature eng 1998 author Tassile Daniel 549955 author Roth Arnaud 134504 author Kurt Anne-Marie 526547 author Rohner Adrien 25026 author Morel Philippe 22337 289-292 10.1159/000011865 9663417 0030-2414 Secondary malignancies represent an increasing problem for long survivors of primary malignancies treated by chemo- and/or radiotherapy. The occurrence of secondary myelodysplasia and leukaemias after treatment for Hodgkin's disease is well established. Secondary solid tumors are mostly observed following radiation therapy. We report the case of a patient who presented 3 abdominal solid malignancies within 3 years, 29 years after abdominal radiotherapy for a testicular seminoma, namely 2 colon cancers and a peritoneal mesothelioma. Both types of cancer are independently reported in the literature to be more frequent in patients with a history of abdominal radiation than in the general population. To our knowledge there is no other reported case with 3, nearly simultaneously occurring separate solid tumors, which could all be related to former abdominal irradiation. Such a radiotherapy-related long-term side effect should be taken into account when considering adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with low-risk stage I testicular seminoma. Abdomen/radiation effects Adenocarcinoma/etiology Cecal Neoplasms/etiology Humans Male Mesothelioma/etiology Middle Aged Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology Peritoneal Neoplasms/etiology Radiotherapy/adverse effects Seminoma/radiotherapy Testicular Neoplasms/radiotherapy Dewey 616 Dewey 617 56 Département de médecine 221 57 Département de chirurgie 222 false 79 Chirurgie viscérale 104 1329 Chirurgie viscérale (HUG) 223 Groupe Roth Arnaud (oncologie) 285 Oncology 55 4 2f69ec0c-e7e4-4f2b-b596-6a27f5890eab Article (Published version) Restricted 11865.pdf 336576 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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