Synchronous primary malignancy of breast and endometrium in premenopausal women - A rare case report

Abstract

Synchronous primary cancer in a single patient is relatively an infrequent occurrence. Combined ovarian & endometrial cancers are well-known synchronous primary cancers in women. Although breast carcinoma and endometrial cancer are too common malignancies in the female population, they have known association in the postmenopausal phase & not in the younger age group. Therefore, the possibility of concomitant cancer in a young woman (premenopausal) is often neglected. The current case is an example of this scenario hence presenting a very rare case of a 38 year old women diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma & endometrial papillary adenocarcinoma synchronously. Since such a correlation has not been reported in the literature, the associated risk-factors are worthy of attention seeking, and the strategy for prevention is highlighted.