Pancreatic Metastasis and Obstructive Jaundice in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Primary lung cancer frequently metastasizes to distant organs. The pancreas is a relatively infrequent site of metastasis. Furthermore, obstructive jaundice resulting from pancreatic metastasis is extremely rare. This paper examines the case of a 65-year-old woman with small cell lung cancer initial...

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Autores principales: Jeong, In Beom, Kim, Sun Moon, Lee, Tae Hee, Im, Euyi Hyeog, Huh, Kyu Chan, Kang, Young Woo, Choi, Young Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16913445
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.132
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Sumario:Primary lung cancer frequently metastasizes to distant organs. The pancreas is a relatively infrequent site of metastasis. Furthermore, obstructive jaundice resulting from pancreatic metastasis is extremely rare. This paper examines the case of a 65-year-old woman with small cell lung cancer initially presenting with extrahepatic biliary obstruction. The patient underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. The obstruction was relieved with a stent placement, then the woman was treated with combination chemotherapy (irinotecan, cisplatin) and a complete remission achieved in six months.

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