Open AccessIntussusception of small intestine due to metastasis of large cell carcinoma of the lung with a rhabdoid phenotype
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Otera,
Fumiyo Ikeda,
Shigeki Nakagawa,
Yusuke Kono,
Takeo Sakurai,
Kimihide Tada,
Ken Hashimoto,
Akihiko Ikeda
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european respiratory review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.565
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1600-0617
pISSN - 0905-9180
DOI - 10.1183/09059180.00001610
Subject(s) - medicine , lung , metastasis , ileus , phenotype , small cell carcinoma , small intestine , pathology , intussusception (medical disorder) , carcinoma , lung cancer , small cell lung carcinoma , chemotherapy , cancer , cancer research , biology , radiology , gene , biochemistry
Large cell carcinoma of the lung with a rhabdoid phenotype is a rare type of lung cancer, and does not commonly metastasize to the small intestine. Herein we describe a 63-yr-old Japanese male with ileus resulting from small intestinal metastasis from lung cancer. Tumour enlargement was rapid and could not be treated with chemotherapy.