Open AccessAn unusual cause of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: lung adenocarcinoma metastasis to the descending colon
Author(s) -
Papanikolaou Ioannis S.,
Gkolfakis Paraskevas,
Tziatzios Georgios,
Grammatikos Konstantinos,
Panayiotides Ioannis G.,
Tsakiraki Zoi,
Zinovieva Irina,
Dimitriadis George D.,
Triantafyllou Konstantinos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1039
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , colonoscopy , metastasis , lung , lung cancer , pathology , cytokeratin , colorectal cancer , descending colon , gastroenterology , cancer , rectum , immunohistochemistry
Key Clinical Message Lung adenocarcinoma with symptomatic GI metastasis occurs seldom in everyday clinical practice. However, as diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and supportive care for cancer evolve, it is likely that the clinician might encounter a number of similar cases in the future, and therefore, he should be aware of this rare entity.