Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to duodenal metastasis from primary lung carcinoma.
Metastatic dissemination of lung carcinoma may involve virtually all organs, however, symptomatic spread to the small bowel is a rare occurrence. Herein, we report a case of duodenal metastatic involvement leading to severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the absence of symptoms referable to the primary tumour.
Cremon
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Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Barbara
G
G
De Giorgio
R
R
Salvioli
B
B
Epifanio
G
G
Gizzi
G
G
Stanghellini
V
V
Corinaldesi
R
R
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed