Endometrial metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report

Tumori. 2011 May-Jun;97(3):411-4. doi: 10.1177/030089161109700326.

Abstract

The female genital tract is an infrequent site of metastasis, in particular from extragenital primary tumors such as non-small cell lung cancer. Ovarian metastases have been described as disseminations of lung adenocarcinoma; rare cases of secondary localizations in adnexa, cervix and vagina were also observed in the literature, but none of these had endometrial involvement. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of non-small cell lung cancer with metastatic spread to the endometrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / chemistry
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Bone Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / analysis
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Endometrium / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lung Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Transcription Factors

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • TTF1 protein, human
  • Transcription Factors