Multiple primary neoplasms of the anogenital region
Choo, Y.C.; Morley, G.W.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 56(3): 365-369
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 7422176 Document Number: 166811
The anogenital region, comprising the cervix, vagina, vulva, perineum, and anus, has the potential for the development of multicentric and multiple primary malignancies. Fifteen patients with 3 or more primary neoplasms in this region are presented. Awareness of the existence of these tumors as a regional disease and the possible long intervals between successive malignancies are emphasized. The presence of a vulvar neoplasm should arouse suspicion of a synchronous primary tumor elsewhere in the region. Conversely, sequential neoplasms occur more commonly after an initial cervical primary neoplasm and should be anticipated.