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          <bold id="bold-1">Multiple Primary Tumours, How Frequent we Can Offer Curative Therapy?<bold id="bold-2"/></bold>
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        <p id="_p-1"><bold id="bold-a1cf772202cc02f3039da83c5e04dae0">Background: </bold>Patients with Multiple-primary Malignancies are usually excluded from clinical trials. Clinical information re-distribution, associations, response to treatment and prognosis are scared. Collecting information will help us to expect the impact of prior therapies and to teach us how to best treat them. This study aims to report cases in our society and to see if we have a special predilection of certain Multiple-primary Malignancies in our region based on different geographic and environmental risk factors. Our retrospective study aims to collect these cases and follow their prognosis and treatment response as well as looking for any relation to cancer therapy. <bold id="bold-c1b234278153dde86c1241e6fc816377">Methods: </bold>A retrospective study included patients who have two or more histologically diverse primary malignancy, either as synchronous or metachronous malignancy. The study was conducted in King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia over 7 years period from 2012 to 2019. We collected all patient’s clinicopathological information, treatment, and modalities. <bold id="bold-3">Results: </bold>We collected 53 cases of multiple primary malignancies 26were synchronous (48%) and 27 were metachronous (52%). Out of 53 patients, 29 (60 %) were females and 14 (40 %) were males. The most common sites for synchronous are breast and endometrial cancer. Curative treatment could be offered in 19 patients (73%). For metachronous tumours, the most common primary tumour was breast cancer, while the most common second malignancy was colorectal cancer. Curative treatment could be offered in 15 patients (53%). <bold id="bold-4">Conclusion: </bold>Multiple primary malignancies represent a small proportion of our cases, with no special predilection in our society. Multiple primary malignancies did not signify a poor prognosis; besides non- metastatic cases showed a good response to therapy. We should not forget the possibility of a second primary tumour as these cases can be reasonably treated with curative intent.</p>
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      <title>Introduction</title>
      <p id="p-c77262d31ba2e7d01418737fa4f1fdfb">Multiple-primary cancers are defined as primary malignant tumours of different histological origins in a single patient. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with multiple-primary cancers; attributed to improved diagnostic techniques and prolonged life span of patients with malignancy. Now we are aware that most multiple primary cancers are double primary cancers <xref id="xref-3a8b3f9ecca8104fb509825141e3e89f" ref-type="bibr" rid="journal-article-ref-f4534c3a7f249617c3f11f6916ce450a">[1]</xref><xref id="xref-04871ed8213f41e05ffe4d7549820247" ref-type="bibr" rid="journal-article-ref-c06dadf6957979059c89030917237081">[2]</xref><xref id="xref-c54d96b797b5b847b2ded46e74d9b586" ref-type="bibr" rid="journal-article-ref-ed89cacb4d6c243b20aa0c7fa0fd5615">[3]</xref>.</p>
      <p id="p-e71d0b2e50f47d4d1849dc0cb81d2042">The incidence of Multiple-Primary Malignancies has been common among cancer patients [4]. One of the earliest statistical analyses of Double-Primary Malignancies was carried out by Bugher in 1934, he derived an equation for the probability of death from cancer during a specified period of age with a coincidental Second Malignancy [5]. According to the definition used, the overall reported frequency of Multiple-Primary Cancers ranges from 2% to17% [6].</p>
      <p id="p-7cca92e6b8351c394e1e00664c935859">The criteria used for the diagnosis of Double-Primary malignancies has been primarily given by Warren and Gates [7]. While, the two most commonly used definitions were provided by the SEER Program (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) and the IACR/IARC (International Association of Cancer Registries and International Agency for Research on Cancer) [8]. The SEER database considers single tumours at different sites in the same organ (e.g., colon) as multiple sites. The IACR/IARC rules are more limited; only one tumour is recorded for an organ, regardless of time, unless there are histologic differences. Additionally, The SEER database advocates the use of a 2-month period to distinguish between Synchronous and Metachronous Multiple- Primaries, whereas IARC recommends a 6-month period [9-10].</p>
      <p id="p-e8ff8ae6814a5a55025bcc385e6fdd17">The theory regarding the origin of the majority of Multiple-Primary cancers is that they arise due to random chance, but different mechanisms have been suggested to be involved in Multiple-Primary Cancers, such as the family history, immunologic, genetic defects, exposure to carcinogens, radiation, chemotherapy, and field cancerization [11].</p>
      <p id="p-31fecd543d533d7b8c4ca4816b7149b8">Germline mutations in mismatch repair genes can produce susceptibility to cancers of the colorectum, ovary, stomach, small bowel, upper uroepithelial tract, hepatobiliary tract, and brain. Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), an autosomal- dominant disorder, features the occurrence of breast cancer in young women and of soft tissue sarcomas, osteosarcomas, brain tumours, acute leukaemia, and adrenocortical tumours in children and young adults [12]. Germline mutations in the p53 tumour suppressor gene (also known as TP53) have been identified in approximately one-half of LFS families in the literature [13] and cigarette smoking that affects the risk of several cancer types.</p>
      <p id="p-d14f890e3d712672ff0c2b3251a16a58">All the information about double malignancy came from case reports with very few centers reporting their experience and none from our region. We needed to collect our experience in treating those cases. Collecting information will aid us in expecting the impact of prior therapies and teach us how to best treat them.</p>
      <p id="p-c3772a870a0b69ddc42f4b4a117152f1">This is a retrospective study with a single medical facility’s experience with Multiple-Primary cancer cases. This study aims to report cases of Double-Primary Malignancy in our society and see if we have a special predilection of certain Double-Primary cancers based on different geographic and environmental risk factors.</p>
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      <title>Materials and Methods</title>
      <p id="p-7fc0904c7d197f34101dbd0c181c5f87">This was a retrospective observational study carried out at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, from January 2012 to December 2019. All Patients with malignant tumors of different histological origins were defines as histologically confirmed Multiple-Primary Malignancy cases. Patients were identified through a retrospective review of medical records excluding patients with insufficient histopathological data.</p>
      <p id="p-16facf6e4c329a7c634c10949fa9ea7a">The data collected were the patients’ characteristics, pathological data, and outcome information. Moreover, this research protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board Committee. Since the study performed is retrospective, we obtained a waiver of informed consent from IRB.</p>
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      <title>Results</title>
      <p id="p-7bed680c0ae4a136de9db60508f11f33">We collected 53 cases of Multiple-Primary malignancies 26 were synchronous (48%) and 27 were metachronous (52%). Out of 53 patients, 29 (60 %) were females and 14 (40 %) were males.</p>
      <p id="p-ccc679e05889967012079b158d3a7ed0">The most common sites for synchronous, Table 1, are breast and endometrial cancer. Metastasis at diagnosis was present in 7 patients (23%). The median age of diagnosis for synchronous tumours was 61 years (range: 27 to 83 years), 4 patients were male (26%). CT scan for staging workup resulted in the detection of a second tumour in 21 patients 5 patients of which was diagnosed during pathological examination. Curative treatment could be offered in 19 patients (73%).</p>
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        <label>Table 1: Patients with Synchronous Advanced Multiple Primary Tumours </label>
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               <td>Age At <!--There should be a line-break here.-->diagnosis</td>
               <td>sex</td>
               <td>Primary</td>
               <td>Secondary</td>
               <td>Detected by</td>
               <td>Treatment</td>
               <td>Metastasis <!--There should be a line-break here.-->at presentation</td>
               <td>State of last<!--There should be a line-break here.--> follow up</td>
               <td>Outcome /duration <!--There should be a line-break here.-->from diagnosis to death</td>
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               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
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               <td>79</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II breast cancer invasive<!--There should be a line-break here.-->ductal cancer (IDC)</td>
               <td>Stage IV ovarian serous cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Mastectomy<!--There should be a line-break here.-->and chemotherapy carboplatin/ Paclitaxel</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>Refused surgery for the ovary then received paclitaxel weekly then palliative care</td>
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               <td>68</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Right breast IDC<!--There should be a line-break here.--> 11/2017</td>
               <td>Stage IIIC high grade<!--There should be a line-break here.--> serous cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Omentectomy. Adjuvant Carbo/ paclitaxel<!--There should be a line-break here.-->No surgery for breast</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>61</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Right breast IDC<!--There should be a line-break here.--> stage IIIB</td>
               <td>Stage IIA colon cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>BCS ALND<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy FEC/ Docetaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Sigmoidectomy letrozole</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>44</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Right breast<!--There should be a line-break here.--> cancer IDC</td>
               <td>Appendicular mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma stage IV</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>MRM tamoxifen</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>5 months</td>
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               <td>52</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Left breast<!--There should be a line-break here.--> stage IIIA IDC</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrioid<!--There should be a line-break here.--> adenocarcinoma of the uterus</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>TAH&amp; BSO o<!--There should be a line-break here.-->mentectomy PLND <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Left MRM <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->FEC/docetaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Radiotherapy Letrozole</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Positive family <!--There should be a line-break here.-->history of ovarian <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer BRCA mutation <!--There should be a line-break here.-->positive Under follow-up</td>
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               <td>63</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Breast IDC</td>
               <td>Endometrial endometrioid <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Neoadjuvant  with <!--There should be a line-break here.-->dual anti-HER 2 therapy. <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Followed by surgery for both</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>The patent currently<!--There should be a line-break here.--> under adjuvant therapy</td>
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               <td>63</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Triple negative left <!--There should be a line-break here.-->breast IDC</td>
               <td>Hormone receptor <!--There should be a line-break here.-->positive right breast cancer</td>
               <td>Path exam</td>
               <td>Neoadjuvant AC/ docetaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Bilateral MRM</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>Currently under adjuvant<!--There should be a line-break here.-->hormonal therapy</td>
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               <td>65</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Right breast IDC</td>
               <td>Stage IV Rectal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Right MRM <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy for rectal cancer</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>Yes liver</td>
               <td>Still under chemotherapy</td>
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               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
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               <td>75</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IVB endometrioid<!--There should be a line-break here.--> adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Stage I mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carcinoma of the breast</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Carboplatin <!--There should be a line-break here.-->paclitaxel. But <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Refused surgery</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>Dead</td>
               <td>Refused surgery <!--There should be a line-break here.-->for the endometrium<!--There should be a line-break here.--> after very good response <!--There should be a line-break here.-->to chemotherapy</td>
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               <td>49</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrial <!--There should be a line-break here.-->endometrioid adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Stage IA mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->borderline tumour</td>
               <td>Path exam</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->infracolic omentectomy</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>36</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrial <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenosequamus cancer</td>
               <td>Papillary thyroid cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Total thyroidectomy</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Underfollow up</td>
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               <td>64*</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrial <!--There should be a line-break here.-->endometrioid <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma NSCLC<!--There should be a line-break here.-->stage T1bN0</td>
               <td>Cancer rectum</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Omentectomy+ <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Choleycystectomy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Right lung lobectomy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and hilar lymph<!--There should be a line-break here.-->node excision LAR</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>56</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage I Uterine <!--There should be a line-break here.-->leiomyosarcoma</td>
               <td>Stage IA Ovarian <!--There should be a line-break here.-->endometrioid borderline tumour</td>
               <td>Path exam</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Omentectomy 7/2018</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>alive</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>72</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IA carcinosarcoma <!--There should be a line-break here.-->of the uterus</td>
               <td>Stage I mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carcinoma of the breast</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>TAH &amp;BSO<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Followed by Adjuvant <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carboplatin/paclitaxel,<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Radiotherapy External pelvic<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Right MRM Adjuvant Letrozole</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Relapsed 6 years<!--There should be a line-break here.--> later with metastatic <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carcinosarcoma shifted to palliative care after two cycles of chemotherapy</td>
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               <td> </td>
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               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
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               <td>27</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Left foot <!--There should be a line-break here.-->leiomyosarcoma</td>
               <td>thymoma</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Surgery for both</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>39</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Low grade brain <!--There should be a line-break here.-->glioma large<!--There should be a line-break here.--> infiltrative mass</td>
               <td>Abdominal mass GIST</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Bilateral V/P shunt</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>21 months</td>
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               <td>78</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Stage IV <!--There should be a line-break here.-->nasopharyngeal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer undifferentiated</td>
               <td>Hepatocellular <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carcinoma <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Cirrhosis, LCF</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Radiotherapy incomplete course</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>6 months</td>
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               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
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               <td>47</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Colon cancer<!--There should be a line-break here.--> high grade adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Hodgkin’s disease <!--There should be a line-break here.-->classical type stage IV</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>ABVD</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>9 months</td>
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               <td>83</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Rectal moderately<!--There should be a line-break here.--> differentiated cancer</td>
               <td>Metastatic Prostate <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer GS4+4</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Goserelin / bicalutamide</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>dead</td>
               <td>8 months</td>
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               <td>69</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Sigmoid adenocarcinoma<!--There should be a line-break here.--> T2N1</td>
               <td>stageIIB Lung adenocarcinoma<!--There should be a line-break here.--> Lung carcinoid <!--There should be a line-break here.-->tumour low grade</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Surgery for both then <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adjuvant chemotherapy<!--There should be a line-break here.-->for lung carboplatin/ pemetrexed</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>60</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Gastric adenocarcinoma <!--There should be a line-break here.-->T4N3M0</td>
               <td>Lung mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Neoadjuvant chemotherapy<!--There should be a line-break here.-->ECF for gastric cancer, <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Gastrectomy then Lung lobectomy</td>
               <td>N0</td>
               <td>Dead</td>
               <td>13 months</td>
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               <td>78</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Prostate <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Pleomorphic <!--There should be a line-break here.-->undifferentiated <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Sarcoma left femur</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Orchiectomy radiotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>Lost follow up</td>
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               <td>59</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Renal cell carcinoma</td>
               <td>Metastatic nasopharyngeal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Target  therapy plus <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemotherapy</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>Alive</td>
               <td>localized RCC<!--There should be a line-break here.--> refused surgery <!--There should be a line-break here.-->received pazopanib <!--There should be a line-break here.-->changed to sunitinib metastatic NPC<!--There should be a line-break here.--> received gemcitabine<!--There should be a line-break here.-->10 cycles then start 2nd line<!--There should be a line-break here.-->docetaxel</td>
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               <td>68</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage I gastric<!--There should be a line-break here.--> leiomyosarcoma</td>
               <td>Stage I ovarian <!--There should be a line-break here.-->serous cancer</td>
               <td>CT scan</td>
               <td>Partial gastrectomy, <!--There should be a line-break here.-->ovarian cystectomy then <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->then debulking surgery</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Underfollow up</td>
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               <td>34</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>stage IA high grade <!--There should be a line-break here.-->ovarian mucinous cancer</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrioid <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Path exam</td>
               <td>TAH&amp;BSO and omentectomy.<!--There should be a line-break here.--> Chemotherapy carboplatin/paclitaxel</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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               <td>45</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IC mucinous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->ovarian cancer</td>
               <td>Stage IB endometrioid <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Path exam</td>
               <td>TAH&amp;BSO and omentectomy. <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy carboplatin/paclitaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Followed by radiotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>free</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
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      <p id="p-892cc4bc7ff2a570c2d48086dd0f0470">For metachronous tumours, Table 2, the median age of diagnosis for the second primary neoplasm was 54years (range: 34 to 82years) 3 patients of which were male. The median interval of six years was observed, the most common sites of a primary tumour were breast, the most common second malignancy was colorectal cancer and Metastasis at diagnosis were present in 7 patients (25%). Curative treatment could be offered in 15 patients (53%).</p>
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        <label>Table 2: Patients with Metachronous Advanced Multiple Primary Tumours</label>
        <caption id="caption-77c975d37baba4fcb457e2234e36ee18">
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          <p id="p-8bab16f6006c280e692fe585965d94ea" />
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          <tbody>
            <tr>
               <td>Age</td>
               <td>Sex</td>
               <td>Primary</td>
               <td>Treatment</td>
               <td>Secondary</td>
               <td>Treatment</td>
               <td>Metastasis <!--There should be a line-break here.-->at<!--There should be a line-break here.--> presentation</td>
               <td>Interval between <!--There should be a line-break here.-->primary and <!--There should be a line-break here.-->secondary</td>
               <td>Recurrence</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>53</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage I Breast IDC</td>
               <td>Surgery hormonal<!--There should be a line-break here.--> letrozole</td>
               <td>Stage II Colon cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery, FOLFOX</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>7 y</td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>50</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage III Breast IDC</td>
               <td>Neoadjuvant chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->EC/T Surgery, radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Colon<!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer T4N1M0</td>
               <td>SUREGERY<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Capecitabine / Oxaliplatin</td>
               <td>NO</td>
               <td>14 Y</td>
               <td>Colon cancer<!--There should be a line-break here.--> recurrence and received <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemotherapy HIPEC <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and on chemotherapy</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>64</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II triple <!--There should be a line-break here.-->negative breast IDC</td>
               <td>Surgery chemotherapy<!--There should be a line-break here.--> radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IV pancreatic<!--There should be a line-break here.--> cancer</td>
               <td>Palliative care</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>6 y</td>
               <td>Died after 3 months</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>39</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Breast IDC stage II</td>
               <td>Surgery FAC Tamoxifen</td>
               <td>Endometrium</td>
               <td>Surgery <!--There should be a line-break here.-->radiotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>11 y</td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>44</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II breast IDC</td>
               <td>Surgery TEC radiotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Tam /letrozole</td>
               <td>Stage III Uterine <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carcinosarcoma</td>
               <td>surgery <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carbo/paclitaxel</td>
               <td> </td>
               <td>6 y</td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>42</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>STAGE IIA BREAST IDC</td>
               <td>RT MRM TEC<!--There should be a line-break here.-->radiotherapy Tamoxifen</td>
               <td>APL M5</td>
               <td>ATRA</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>2 y</td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>35</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II breast IDC</td>
               <td>Surgery FEC/ Docetaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Radiotherapy tamoxifen</td>
               <td>AML</td>
               <td>FLAG then IDC.</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>5 y</td>
               <td>In CR<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Under FU</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>51</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IIIA Breast <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cancer IDC Her2neu <!--There should be a line-break here.-->positive disease</td>
               <td>Surgery chemotherapy<!--There should be a line-break here.--> Radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Lung squamous <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cell lung cancer</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>2 y</td>
               <td>Still under <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemotherapy</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>47</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>ER+ breast cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery and adjuvant <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemo. Hormonal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IIA triple <!--There should be a line-break here.-->negative breast cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery<!--There should be a line-break here.-->and chemotherapy</td>
               <td>Yes</td>
               <td>8 y</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>45</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Papillary thyroid cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery total thyroidectomy, <!--There should be a line-break here.-->radioactive iodine</td>
               <td>Stage III Follicular <!--There should be a line-break here.-->lymphoma</td>
               <td>FCR</td>
               <td> </td>
               <td>3 y</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>41</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Papillary Thyroid Cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IC Ovarian <!--There should be a line-break here.-->serous cancer</td>
               <td>Debulking surgery<!--There should be a line-break here.--> Adjuvant chemotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>9 y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>72</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Papillary Thyroid cancer</td>
               <td>Thyroid surgery and ablation <!--There should be a line-break here.-->on replacement</td>
               <td>Stage IV NSCLC</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy and <!--There should be a line-break here.-->palliative radiotherapy</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>20 y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>59</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>CML chronic phase</td>
               <td>TKI Imatinib, desatinib</td>
               <td>Colon cancer</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy. <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Radiotherapy</td>
               <td> </td>
               <td>9 y</td>
               <td>Dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>Age</td>
               <td>Sex</td>
               <td>Primary</td>
               <td>Treatment</td>
               <td>Secondary</td>
               <td>Treatment</td>
               <td>Metastasis at<!--There should be a line-break here.--> presentation</td>
               <td>Interval between <!--There should be a line-break here.-->primary and secondary</td>
               <td>Recurrence</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>35</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>CML</td>
               <td>TKI</td>
               <td>Tracheal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Surgery <!--There should be a line-break here.-->radiotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>15 y</td>
               <td>In MMR<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>70</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Colon cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery, XELOX</td>
               <td>Breast</td>
               <td>Docetaxel <!--There should be a line-break here.-->trastuzumab</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>5 y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>68*</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II adenocarcinoma <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Colon cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery radiotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemotherapy</td>
               <td>CML<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Then developed <!--There should be a line-break here.-->thyroid cancer</td>
               <td>TKI<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy for colon</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>2 y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>80</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>HCC</td>
               <td>HA<!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemoembolization</td>
               <td>Breast cancer stage IV <!--There should be a line-break here.-->liver bone </td>
               <td>Trastuzumab Hormonal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->treatment</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>2y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>70</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IV adenocarcinoma<!--There should be a line-break here.--> of the gall bladder</td>
               <td>Surgery then gemcitabine</td>
               <td>Stage colon cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->FOLFOX /<!--There should be a line-break here.-->bevacizumab</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>1y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>66</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage endometrial <!--There should be a line-break here.-->endometrioid<!--There should be a line-break here.--> adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Surgery</td>
               <td>Breast DCIS</td>
               <td>Surgery Tamoxifen</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>3 y</td>
               <td>free</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>41</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage II granulosa <!--There should be a line-break here.-->cell tumour of the ovary</td>
               <td>Surgery chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->VAC</td>
               <td>Stage IV Carcinoid tumour<!--There should be a line-break here.--> of the pancreas</td>
               <td>octreotide</td>
               <td>yes</td>
               <td>10 y</td>
               <td>Under octreotide</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>82</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IA endometrial<!--There should be a line-break here.--> endometrioid Adenocarcinoma</td>
               <td>Surgery</td>
               <td>Stage I breast IDC</td>
               <td>Hormonal and <!--There should be a line-break here.-->radiotherapy</td>
               <td>no</td>
               <td>1 y</td>
               <td>free</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>65</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IIIc serous ovarian cancer</td>
               <td>Neoadjuvant chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->carboplatin / paclitaxel Interval <!--There should be a line-break here.-->debuing Adjuvant chemotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IV high grade <!--There should be a line-break here.-->neuroendocrine tumour</td>
               <td>Refused <!--There should be a line-break here.-->chemotherapy</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>1y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>59</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>Cancer larynx <!--There should be a line-break here.-->T1N0M0</td>
               <td>Radical Radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IV gastric cancer</td>
               <td>Palliative chemotherapy <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Yes, liver Mets</td>
               <td>2 y</td>
               <td>dead</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>64</td>
               <td>M</td>
               <td>DLBCL stage IV B</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy</td>
               <td>Stage IIIB <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Mesothelioma</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>4 y</td>
               <td>Under Chemotherapy</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>34*</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage III B Hodgkin’s<!--There should be a line-break here.--> lymphoma</td>
               <td>ABVD</td>
               <td>Papillary thyroid cancer <!--There should be a line-break here.-->And left breast cancer</td>
               <td>Surgery radioactive<!--There should be a line-break here.--> iodine</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>12 y</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>55*</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IIA DLBCL</td>
               <td>Chemotherapy and <!--There should be a line-break here.-->radiotherapy</td>
               <td>Breast cancer stage <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and follicular lymphoma <!--There should be a line-break here.-->stage IA</td>
               <td>Lumpectomy and ALND<!--There should be a line-break here.-->Chemotherapy Hormonal <!--There should be a line-break here.-->therapy for the breast <!--There should be a line-break here.-->Radiotherapy for FL</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>2y</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td>54</td>
               <td>F</td>
               <td>Stage IIIA NHL follicular<!--There should be a line-break here.--> GII</td>
               <td>Rituximab for 4 weeks <!--There should be a line-break here.-->and then maintenance</td>
               <td>Hodgkin’s lymphoma in <!--There should be a line-break here.-->axillary lymph node</td>
               <td>AVD</td>
               <td>No</td>
               <td>2 y</td>
               <td>Under follow up</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
               <td> </td>
            </tr>
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      <p id="p-3b713da85dd79fddfdbb80539736559a">*Triple malignancies; IDC, Invasive ductal carcinoma; DLBCL, diffuse large b cell lymphoma; TAH BSO, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophrectomy; BCS ALND, breast conserving surgery and axillary lymph node dissection; MRM, modified radical mastectomy NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer; ABVD, Adriamycin, bleomycin vinblastine dacarbazine; AML, Acute myeloid leukaemia; APL, Acute promyelocytic leukaemia.</p>
      <p id="p-8a63e8e859e9d9f7db72b08640c8ad5f" />
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      <title>Discussion</title>
      <p id="p-0ba928308a034d20734914bb98beff2f">Multiple primaries [14] are more than one tumour arising in different sites and or of different histology either synchronous or metachronous depends on the duration between them, 2-month according to SEER data [15] and 6 months according to IARC. In our study, we used the definition of IARC. The burden of multiple tumours is expected to increase due to the use of accurate imaging techniques. In a single facility in Saudi Arabia, we collected 54 cases over 7 years. Multiple-Primary did not always signify a bad prognosis as we treated all non-metastatic cases with curative intent.</p>
      <p id="p-c7f0f59cb6cf329de8b9b6034346d1c9">It is most imperative to diagnose it early before the patient reaches the metastatic stage. This means that we should have a high degree of suspicion. The role of the radiologist is crucial as usually, radiologists are first to flag for suspicion of multiple tumours. In our study, most of the synchronous tumours were detected initially by CT scan then confirmed pathologically. Examples from our study as CT scan done for a patient with ovarian cancer showed a breast mass or CT scan showed a speculated lung lesion in a patient with breast cancer or showed renal mass in a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer.</p>
      <p id="p-a99abe545fe39da8abf36bfb565f2246">The response to therapy is always an alarm for the physician to review his pathology by repeating the biopsy of the metastatic disease. In our study a patient with breast cancer who developed lung nodules treated treated with chemotherapy as. Metastatic breast then the poor response to chemotherapy urged us to biopsy the largest metastatic nodule and to our surprise came to be second primary Lung Cancer.</p>
      <p id="p-a7f0295bcb168cc33c73a59d2f06d817">Cancer patients who survive their primary tumour always have a high risk to develop a second primary and this is due to many reasons like genetic predisposition as one of our patients who has Double Synchronous Primary Breast Cancer and Endometrial Cancer gave a strong family history of ovarian cancer and her BRCA genetic testing came to be positive.</p>
      <p id="p-03fabb1c9d5f5fa27424049ec085464c">Cancer treatment is carcinogenic. We are reporting leukaemia in ovarian cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, breast cancer patients treated for DLBCL, and breast and thyroid cancer in Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients treated at a young age. </p>
      <p id="p-3daa048a25765698228c94a30c82a3ef">For patients with breast cancer, the incidence of second primaries studied and has been reported to range from 4.1% to 16.4% [15-16]. An excess risk of endometrial cancer is reported with the use of Tamoxifen [17] Genetic factors as BRCA1 BRCA2 mutations are well-known risk factors for Multiple-Primary [18]. In this study, we reported 7 cases of the Synchronous Second-Primary with breast cancer, 3 cases with ovarian cancer. Also, we reported endometrial cancer in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer with BRCA mutation. AML can be triggered during the first 2 years after radiation therapy and it is also a late effect of chemotherapy. For metachronous tumour in patients with breast cancer, We reported two cases of AML which may be chemotherapy related.</p>
      <p id="p-bb8e4893cfb2ccd00670c0ee684c6892">Patients with prostate cancer who received external beam radiotherapy are at increased risk of bladder cancer, rectal cancer and sarcomas within the radiation field after being disease-free for at least 5 years [19]. Second primaries can also occur in patients with prostate cancer owing to genetic factors, especially BRCA mutation [20]. In our study, we reported prostate cancer, rectal cancer, and prostate cancer and sarcoma synchronously.</p>
      <p id="p-df8adb97f97e16c629f947980538f12e">The most important cause of mortality in Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a Second-Primary cancer [21]. We reported a case of colon cancer synchronously with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and thyroid cancer. Also, breast cancer that occurred 12 years after ABVD for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Smoking is an important risk factor not only for lung cancer but also for a Second-Primary Cancer. A 7.9%of lung cancer cases who acquire a second primary have SCLC [22]. In this study, we reported colon cancer 1 year after lung cancer and gastroesophageal cancer that was diagnosed 18 months after the lung cancer diagnosis. </p>
      <p id="p-6b8fa2f59cd7eb65c002ea86d9bf11d9">The treatment decision of synchronous tumours is not straightforward and usually requires a multidisciplinary approach, one of our patients had a synchronous breast and endometrial cancer. We discussed the case in our tumour board, and we decided to give her neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery MRM and TAH&amp;BSO in the operating room by two surgeons. </p>
      <p id="p-f801c02b69d856bf9f5e287ba41113f6">We treated our patients with curative intent in more than 60% of cases so, we should always be aware of the possibility of a second primary cancer. Late metastatic spread in a patient with triple-negative breast cancer led us to suspect second primary and diagnose pancreatic cancer. Also, low tumour marker in ovarian cancer patient which was initially high was found to have a second primary neuroendocrine tumour, continued smoking history should alert us about this possible important carcinogen. </p>
      <p id="p-96fc59bc67f45fbaff594802309c1cfc">We should inform our patients about the late side effects of their treatment, particularly Second-Primary Malignancies, by including it in the consent form. Such actions would educate patients on the value of continuous surveillance and avoiding all possible carcinogens especially smoking in addition to encouraging them for a healthy lifestyle [23-24]. </p>
      <p id="p-c6fb419ed66115c975919f58ff9bfab2">Patients with multiple primaries are usually excluded from clinical trials and there are no established guidelines to treat these cases. we need clinical trials to study the new histology non-specific medications like (immunotherapy, biologic therapy. etc).</p>
      <p id="p-15e3a4be350e8f48d17a98c07607862d">Finally, in our medical facility, we adopted the policy of referring our cases with Multiple-Primary to our genetic oncology clinic for evaluation and genetic testing; this hopefully will help us gain more knowledge about patients with hereditary cancer. we will report these data separately. </p>
      <p id="p-8f4071cebeb165544420a0cd38fa8bd2">In conclusion, we are expecting an increase in the prevalence of Multiple-Primary tumours due to increased accuracy of diagnostic techniques in addition to novel target therapy that may increase the risk. Hereditary cancer syndrome, smoking, cancer therapy are all risk factors. we need to pick these cases as early as possible before the development of metastasis as this has a marked impact on patient survival. Treatment decisions for these cases should be based on a multidisciplinary approach. </p>
      <p id="p-8af1ec72fad989fa86c7aa951371f3da">Research on this topic is an unmet need particularly the genetic background for developing second primary cancers. To reflect more of a real-life population, we need clinical trials investigating those patients in detail to increase the physician’s awareness that these cases are not rare, and they need to be treated with curative intent in most situations.</p>
      <p id="p-139e9208be17fb1a4efec9d35d2db692" />
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