Solitary rectal metastasis from primary small cell lung carcinoma

Sang Hoon Han; Jeong Won Lee; Chang Lim Hyun; So Yeon Yoo; Jong Hoo Lee; Jung Mi Kwon; Woo Kun Kim

doi:10.1111/j.1759-7714.2011.00091.x

Solitary rectal metastasis from primary small cell lung carcinoma

Thorac Cancer. 2012 Aug;3(3):284-286. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-7714.2011.00091.x.

Authors

Sang Hoon Han¹, Jeong Won Lee¹, Chang Lim Hyun¹, So Yeon Yoo¹, Jong Hoo Lee¹, Jung Mi Kwon¹, Woo Kun Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.

PMID: 28920312
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-7714.2011.00091.x

Abstract

Lung cancer may rarely appear with a solitary rectal metastasis and no other metastases. We report the first case of primary small cell lung cancer presenting with a solitary rectal metastasis in a 62-year-old man. Chest computed tomography revealed a soft tissue lesion in the subcarinal area. Following bronchoscopic biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. The rectal mass was incidentally found during an imaging study for staging work-up. Histological examination revealed that the rectal mass was consistent with metastasis from small cell lung cancer. We suggest that clinicians should consider the possibility of rectal metastasis in small cell lung cancer patients with rectal masses.

Keywords: Metastasis; rectum; small cell lung carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports