Quadruple cancers in a human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 carrier

T Mori; K Nakase; K Tsuji; S Nagaya; T Ikeda; M Tanigawa; S Tamaki; E Miyanishi; K Kita; S Shirakawa

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.33.155

Quadruple cancers in a human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 carrier

Intern Med. 1994 Mar;33(3):155-7. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.33.155.

Authors

T Mori¹, K Nakase, K Tsuji, S Nagaya, T Ikeda, M Tanigawa, S Tamaki, E Miyanishi, K Kita, S Shirakawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yamada Red Cross Hospital, Mie.

PMID: 8061392
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.33.155

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is considered to contribute to the risk of malignancies other than adult T-cell leukemia. We report a 64-year-old male HTLV-1 carrier who developed quadruple malignancies such as cancer of the urinary bladder, skin, larynx and liver.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Basal Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications
Carrier State*
HTLV-I Infections / complications*
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / complications*
Skin Neoplasms / complications
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications