title: Gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Desio Hospital, Desio, Milan, Italy. caselgio@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casella
authors.forename: Camillo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: Antonino Roberto
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cambareri
authors.forename: Carmelo Antonio
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crippa
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baldini
mesh_terms: 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*