The unseen spread–Schnitzler’s metastasis unveiled: a case report
- Author:
Jeya Anand AYYAMPERUMAL
1
;
Maravadi Jayaraman CHANDRABOSE AMBEDKAR
;
Anand LAKSHMANAN
;
Jeswanth SATYANESAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:3
- From: Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024;20(2):88-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Metastasis to the rectum is very rare and is usually caused by primaries from the breast, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary system. We report here a case of acute intestinal obstruction caused by an unusual rectal stenosis, for which he underwent a diversion stoma. On extensive evaluation for the etiology of the rectal stenosis, he was diagnosed with diffuse gastric cancer with Schnitzler’s metastasis to the rectal submucosa. This is an unusual type of metastasis, very rarely seen. Only 11 such cases have been reported in the literature.
