title: Colonic metastasis from squamous carcinoma of the lung: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a rare case with metastatic involvement of the gastrointestinal tract (colonic metastasis) secondary to lung cancer. After diagnostic work-up, a left hemicolectomy was performed. Patient has been alive and healthy 9 months after operation. We report the first case with the longest survival period after the diagnosis of metastasis, although the symptomatic gastrointestinal metastases from lung cancer generally follow a poor prognosis because of their advanced state and multiplicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mentes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ataoglu
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis