[Adenocarcinoma of lung cancer with solitary metastasis to the stomach]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep 25;64(3):154-7. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2014.64.3.154.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

Although hematogenous metastasis of cancer to the gastrointestinal track is rare, it sometime has been reported in patients with malignant melanoma and breast cancer. However, it is extremely rare for lung cancer to metastasize to the stomach, not to mention solitary gastric metastasis. Herein, the authors report a case of a 69-year-old man who was initially diagnosed with lung cancer with synchronous primary gastric cancer which proved to be lung cancer with solitary gastric metastasis after the operation.

Keywords: Carcinoma; Lung; Metastasis; Stomach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / secondary
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed