Generalized peritonitis arising from small bowel metastasis in a lung cancer patient.
10.4174/jkss.2013.84.1.57
- Author:
Young Joo PARK
1
;
Kwang Yong KIM
;
Ji Young PARK
;
Jin Sung CHO
;
Young KIM
;
Sun Hyoung SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea. Cha-dol80@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung cancer;
Gastrointestinal tract;
Metastasis;
Immunohistochemistry
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adenocarcinoma;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Keratin-7;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Peritonitis;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2013;84(1):57-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Symptomatic gastrointestinal metastasis from lung malignancy is rarely reported. In this report, we present a case of lung adenocarcinoma with acute abdominal pain from small bowel perforation. The patient underwent small bowel resection and the final diagnosis was metastatic adenocarcinoma originating from lung. Immunohistochemistry was positive for thyroid transcription factor-1 and cytokeratin 7 (CK7), and negative for CK20. We present this rare case and briefly review the literature.
