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Synchronous breast cancer in spouses

Breast cancer in both spouses is extremely rare. There are 7 metachronous cases and 1 synchronous case in the English literature. No case has been reported in which 1 of the spouses had bilateral breast cancer. In this paper, we report a synchronous pair of cases where 1 of the spouses (wife) had bi...

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Published in:Tumori 2006-05, Vol.92 (3), p.244-245
Main Authors: Kahraman-Cetintaş, Sibel, Kurt, Meral, Gökgöz, Sehsuvar, Ozkan, Lütfi, Engin, Kayihan, Taşdelen, Ismet
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Language:English
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Summary:Breast cancer in both spouses is extremely rare. There are 7 metachronous cases and 1 synchronous case in the English literature. No case has been reported in which 1 of the spouses had bilateral breast cancer. In this paper, we report a synchronous pair of cases where 1 of the spouses (wife) had bilateral breast cancer and the other (husband) had breast cancer.
ISSN:0300-8916
2038-2529
DOI:10.1177/030089160609200311