Gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma.
Metastatic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract are rare. We describe a case of gastric metastasis due to primary lung cancer, revealed by an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE). Haematogenous metastases to the stomach are a rare event. To our knowledge, only 55 cases have been described in the international literature. In these patients, the prognosis is very poor. We report herein a case of gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma, with a review of the literature about this rare entity.
Casella
Giovanni
G
Department of Medicine, Desio Hospital, Desio, Milan, Italy. caselgio@tiscali.it
Di Bella
Camillo
C
Cambareri
Antonino Roberto
AR
Buda
Carmelo Antonio
CA
Corti
Gianluigi
G
Magri
Filippo
F
Crippa
Stefano
S
Baldini
Vittorio
V
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*