A case of colorectal cancer with metastasis to the chest wall and subsequent hematoma formation.
We report a rare case of a patient with colorectal cancer with chest wall metastases. The development of bleeding at the site of the metastasis ultimately resulted in the development of a hematoma, necessitating resection of the tumor along with part of the chest wall. Literature on chest wall metastases of colonic adenocarcinoma is reviewed and discussed. The teaching point is that a chest wall mass seen on imaging should prompt consideration of metastatic cancer in the differential diagnosis. The colon is a rare though reported primary site.
Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10002, USA. js1569@nyumc.org
Joseph N
JN
Stember
Charu
C
Thakral
Maria C
MC
Shiau
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Chest Wall; Colorectal Cancer; Metastatic