Lung cancer metastasis to the gastrointestinal system: An enigmatic occurrence

Adenocarcinoma of the lung infrequently metastasizes to the gastrointestinal tract. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old male with no respiratory symptoms diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung by histopathological examination of metastatic sites which included an ulcer in the gastric body and...

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Autores principales: Badipatla, Kanthi Rekha, Yadavalli, Niharika, Vakde, Trupti, Niazi, Masooma, Patel, Harish K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28344748
http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v9.i3.129
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Sumario:Adenocarcinoma of the lung infrequently metastasizes to the gastrointestinal tract. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old male with no respiratory symptoms diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung by histopathological examination of metastatic sites which included an ulcer in the gastric body and a mass in the rectum. Metastatic disease also involved the liver as well. Patient was treated with systemic chemotherapy but unfortunately expired five months after the diagnosis was made.

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