Report of two cases of endobronchial metastases secondary to colorectal cancer.
Two cases of endoluminar/endobronchial metastases (EEM) from a secondary extrathoracic tumour are reported. The patients, eight years after the curative treatment of colorectal adenocarcinoma, were examined exhibiting pulmonary symptoms with radiological findings in the chest and endobronchial lesions as an initial presentation. The use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy of endoluminar/endobronchial lesions may help in diagnosing the origin of metastatic spread in the presence or absence of a primary tumour.
Charpidou
Adrianni
A
Oncology Unit, Third Department of Medicine, Athens School of Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital and Athens, Greece.
Fotinou
Marianthi
M
Alamara
Christina
C
Kalkandi
Patra
P
Tiniakou
Dinna
D
Alexopoulou
Konstantina
K
Merikas
Manolis
M
Syrigos
Kostas N
KN
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*