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PREDICTABILITY AND PERSISTENCE. COINCIDENCE? NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR OF THE SMALL BOWEL. OCCUPYING LESION OF THE ILEON.

Abstract: Abstract:The oncological history of a patient can be a labyrinth. What happens when an individual develops three types of cancer in just 11 years? Is it genetic predisposition, coincidence, bad luck, or causality? Is genetics the key, or are we facing a multifactorial phenomenon where chance, environmental factors, and the effects of previous treatments play a determining role? We present the case of a patient with a history of breast and endometrial cancer who presents with a neuroendocrine tumor in the small intestine, raising a series of questions: Is there a relationship between these neoplasms? Could one of the tumors have predisposed the appearance of the other? Do they share common molecular pathways that justify their coexistence? Are there two oncological variables within the same tumor? Through this analysis, we aim to provide a comprehensive view of the interconnection between different neoplastic processes and their impact on the clinical and therapeutic evolution of the patient.

Authors: CZARNITZKI JULIETA , RESIDENTE DE CIRUGÍA GENERAL, POLICLINICO DEL DOCENTE. BIANCO ALEJANDRO (MAAC). MÉDICO DE PLANTA DEL POLICLÍNICO DEL DOCENTE, JEFE DE SECCIÓN DE COLOPROCTOLOGÍA.

Keywords: TUMOR, NEUROENDOCRINO, INTESTINO DELGADO, GENÉTICA.