Gastric Metastasis of Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma Mistaken for Primary Gastric Cancer.

Author: Young Sik PARK ¹ ; Jin Woo LEE ; Hyo Jeong LIM ; Geon Kook LEE ; Bin HWANGBO ; Hee Seok LEE
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1. Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Lung cancer; Stomach cancer; Metastasis; Hemoptysis; Hematemesis
MeSH: Adenocarcinoma; Autopsy; Hematemesis; Hemoptysis; Humans; Incidence; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Stomach; Stomach Neoplasms
From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009;66(1):52-57
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: The stomach is a rare site for metastasis, with autopsy incidence rates of 0.2% to 1.7%. This low rate makes diagnosis of metastatic gastric cancer challenging for clinicians. The authors report a case of a 64-year-old man diagnosed with gastric metastasis of primary lung adenocarcinoma that was initially mistaken for primary gastric cancer, as well as a review of the medical literature.