A case of a small cell lung carcinoma presenting with jaundice due to pancreatic metastasis

Tuberk Toraks. 2005;53(2):181-4.

Abstract

Though the high incidence of pancreatic metastasis of lung cancer has been reported in autopsy series, symptomatic cases with jaundice due to that is very rare. Dominant histological type with pancreatic metastases is small cell carcinoma and prognosis is poor. Hereby, we report a case initially presenting with gastroenterologic symptoms as jaundice, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and abdominal pain and then diagnosed as primary small cell carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to pancreas. He underwent a palliative surgery due to obstructive jaundice. This presented case is a rare one with its priority of gastroenterologic symptoms rather than pulmonary complaints.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Jaundice / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed