Colonic metastases from primary squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in the UK. Metastasis to the colon is very rare and only infrequently symptomatic. Here we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung which presented with symptoms from a colonic metastasis.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, B9 5SS, Birmingham, UK. danderosier@doctors.org.uk
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D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male