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Case Reports
. 2006 Jul 7;12(25):4096-7.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.4096.

Gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma

Giovanni Casella  1 , Camillo Di Bella, Antonino Roberto Cambareri, Carmelo Antonio Buda, Gianluigi Corti, Filippo Magri, Stefano Crippa, Vittorio Baldini
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Case Reports

Gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma

Giovanni Casella et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Metastatic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract are rare. We describe a case of gastric metastasis due to primary lung cancer, revealed by an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE). Haematogenous metastases to the stomach are a rare event. To our knowledge, only 55 cases have been described in the international literature. In these patients, the prognosis is very poor. We report herein a case of gastric metastasis by lung small cell carcinoma, with a review of the literature about this rare entity.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Middle view of small cell among gastric glands (x 20).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Diffuse positivity for synaptophysin (avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method x 40).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Typical endoscopic aspect of “volcano-like” lesion, suggestive of gastric metastatic lesion.
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