[Bleeding of the upper digestive tract due to gastric metastasis of squamous lung carcinoma]

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999 Oct;22(8):405-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Bronchogenic lung carcinoma, melanoma and breast cancer are the neoplasms which have most frequently been reported to metastasize to the stomach. These lesions are usually located on the fundus and on the upper part of the gastric body. They are usually asymptomatic with the diagnosis being made at necropsy. We present a patient who developed gastrointestinal bleeding as the first symptom of squamous lung cancer secondary to a gastric metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / secondary*