title: Peritoneal carcinomatosis, an unusual and only site of metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Isolated peritoneal metastases of lung adenocarcinoma are very rare, even exceptional, occurring most often in the context of a multi-metastatic disease. This report presents a rare clinical case of isolated peritoneal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma. We report a 56-year-old male who was monitored for lung adenocarcinoma whose evolution has been marked by an isolated metastatic recurrence in the peritoneum objectified by an abdominal-pelvic computed tomography (CT) and confirmed by a laparoscopy with abiopsy of the peritoneal nodules. The patient had received palliative chemotherapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin and bevacizumab. The evolution was marked by a progressive deterioration of the general condition and death two months after the third treatment cycle. Peritoneal carcinomatosis from lung adenocarcinoma is a very rare event, and is often associated with a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Kloub
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanane
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Benhmida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salma
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Bellahammou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khadija
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Elghissassi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Boutayeb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saber
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: M'rabti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hind
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Errihani
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Lung cancer; chemotherapy; peritoneal carcinomatosis