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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Squamous Features Metastatic to a Colonic Polyp: A Case Report of a Very Rare Presentation

Among all malignant diseases, lung cancer is the most common on a worldwide basis. It is usually discovered incidentally on lung imaging studies or because of symptoms. The diagnosis is confirmed on biopsy material from the primary malignancy or from metastatic deposits. This is a report of metastat...

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Autores principales: Bukamur, Hazim S, Saad, Rahoma, Shahoub, Ibrahim, Gusack, Mark, Munn, Nancy J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404362
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4810
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Sumario:Among all malignant diseases, lung cancer is the most common on a worldwide basis. It is usually discovered incidentally on lung imaging studies or because of symptoms. The diagnosis is confirmed on biopsy material from the primary malignancy or from metastatic deposits. This is a report of metastatic lung cancer with squamous features discovered in an endoscopically removed colonic polyp. To our knowledge, there are only two prior reports of lung cancer being diagnosed in colonic polyps. We could not find any reports of lung cancer with squamous features metastatic to a colon polyp. In this case, the carcinoma was found in a polyp removed from a patient who presented with severe anemia and melena.