Title of article :
Long-Term Survival in the Concomitant Evolution of Two Cancers: The Idiopathic Myelofibrosis and the Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma; A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Benea, Alina Department of Haematology - Clinical Emergency Hospital - Brasov, Romania , Penciu, Adrian Department of Pathology - Clinical Emergency Hospital - Brasov, Romania , Nedelcu, Laurentiu Department of Internal Medicine - University Transilvania - Brasov, Romania
Abstract :
Introduction: The association of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasia with urogenital cancer is rare (1.6% - 1.9%), with the death
risk of 1.21 - 2.28 times higher in patients with solid cancer and chronic myeloproliferative disease.
Case Presentation:We present the case of a patient diagnosed with triple-negative idiopathic myelofibrosis treated and monitored
at the Department of Hematology of the Clinical Emergency County Hospital, Brasov, Romania. After five years of idiopathic myelofibrosis,
which was treated with hydroxyurea, a second solid neoplasia was identified as left renal cell carcinoma in Robson stage I.
The complete remission of the renal carcinoma was achieved with the left nephrectomy sustained for a duration of approximately
four years, overlapping with the partial remission of myelofibrosis under treatment with ruxolitinib. The recovery of the renal carcinoma
significantly influenced myelofibrosis therapy and subsequently led to the patient’s development. The global survival, in
this case, is 124 months for myelofibrosis and 64 months for the concomitant evolution of the two cancers.
Conclusions: Despite a number of peculiarities (age at diagnosis and complications during the treatment of two cancers), the
patient had a prolonged survival.
Keywords :
Carcinoma , Hydroxyurea , Myelofibrosis , Nephrectomy , Remission , Renal Cell , Ruxolitinib , Primary , Survival
Journal title :
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal