[Colonic metastases from carcinoma of the lung, an unusual presentation. Case report and literature review]

Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2018 Apr-Jun;38(2):192-195.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The symptomatic metastasis of the colon from a pulmonary cancer is rare; however, the global incidence of pulmonary cancer is 12.9%. It is an infrequent site of metastasis, with a prevalence of less than 0.5% in patients with pulmonary cancer. One of the most common manifestation is intestinal obstruction. We present a case report of a patient with an acute lower intestinal bleeding from multiple metastasis lesion of the colon as the initial manifestation of a non-small cell lung carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Colonic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male