Abstract
Neoplasms are considered either as spontaneous or induced (experimental or iatrogenic). Spontaneous multiple primary neoplasms exhibit an intra- and interspecies variety (Chapter 6/Chapters 5 & 6/Volume III). But the reality is more complex. Spontaneous neoplasms, as found for example in the wild, may be produced by single types of causes whereas human neoplasms, with the diversity of our active life, may be more often produced by the chain reaction of different agents. In experimentally induced neoplasms, single agents are generally excessively applied; this does not happen in free-living organisms, including man. It does not matter whether a tumor develops spontaneously or experimentally, because in neoplastic development the central point of interest is the transformation of normal into malignant cells preceded and followed by certain host-tumor interactions, as previously described (see Volumes III and IV). In a certain sense, iatrogenic induction or spread of neoplasms may appear by single modality.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Becker FF: Cancer a Comprehensive Treatise. (2nd edition). New York: Plenum Press, 1982
Carter SK, Livingston RB, Glatstein C: Principles of Cancer Treatment. New York: McGraw Hill, 1982
DeVita VT Jr, Hellman S, Rosenberg SA: Cancer Principles and Practice of Oncology. Vols. 1 and 2 (2nd edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott Comp, 1985
Georgii A: Diagnostic problems in metastasis — a round table. In: Metastasen, edited by Huebner K. Stuttgart, New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1985
Holland JF: Frei E III: Cancer Medicine (2nd edition). Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1982
Laszlo J: Physician’s Guide to Cancer Care Complications -Prevention and Management. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1986
Moossa AR, Robson MC, Schimpff S (eds): Comprehensive Textbook of Oncology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1986
Rieselbach RE, Garnick, MB (eds): Cancer and the Kidney. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1982
Severi L: Multiple Primary Malignant Tumours. Perugia: Grafica, 1974
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1989 Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kaiser, H.E. (1989). Secondary Primary Cancers. In: Levine, A.S. (eds) Etiology of Cancer in Man. Cancer Growth and Progression, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2532-8_22
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2532-8_22
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7644-9
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-2532-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive