Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2017; 23(1): 173-177
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.173
Synchronous quintuple primary gastrointestinal tract malignancies: Case report
Soo-Hong Kim, Byung-Soo Park, Hyun Sung Kim, Jae Hun Kim
Soo-Hong Kim, Byung-Soo Park, Hyun Sung Kim, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Gyungsangnam-do 50612, South Korea
Jae Hun Kim, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 602-739, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim SH and Park BS designed the report; Kim HS and Kim JH collected the patient’s clinical information; Park BS analyzed the patient’s data; Kim SH wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The case report was exempt from institutional review board of the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital.
Informed consent statement: The patient provided informed written consent prior to the treatment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Byung-Soo Park, MD, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyungsangnam-do 50612, South Korea. colonsurgeon@naver.com
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Received: September 9, 2016
Peer-review started: September 12, 2016
First decision: September 28, 2016
Revised: October 5, 2016
Accepted: October 30, 2016
Article in press: October 31, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: We have experienced a case of synchronous quintuple primary gastrointestinal tract malignancies. Reports on synchronous quintuple primary malignancies are extremely rare. Hence, we report on the case, which developed in the stomach, jejunum, ascending colon, transverse colon and rectum with literature review.