Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp

Although about 50% of lung cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, colonic metastases are extremely rare. This report presents a rare clinical case of colonic metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the lung.

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Main Authors: Bora Aktaş, Ferdane Sapmaz, Sebahat Başyiğit, Metin Uzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Gastroenterology Insights
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6098
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spelling doaj-87589d79ff1f4312984f7ab26984160b2021-05-02T18:37:53ZengMDPI AGGastroenterology Insights2036-74142036-74222015-12-016110.4081/gi.2015.60983268Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polypBora Aktaş0Ferdane Sapmaz1Sebahat Başyiğit2Metin Uzman3Department of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, AnkaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, AnkaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, AnkaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Keçiören Education and Training Hospital, AnkaraAlthough about 50% of lung cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, colonic metastases are extremely rare. This report presents a rare clinical case of colonic metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the lung.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6098Lungadenocarcinomacolonicpolyp
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author Bora Aktaş
Ferdane Sapmaz
Sebahat Başyiğit
Metin Uzman
spellingShingle Bora Aktaş
Ferdane Sapmaz
Sebahat Başyiğit
Metin Uzman
Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
Gastroenterology Insights
Lung
adenocarcinoma
colonic
polyp
author_facet Bora Aktaş
Ferdane Sapmaz
Sebahat Başyiğit
Metin Uzman
author_sort Bora Aktaş
title Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
title_short Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
title_full Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
title_fullStr Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
title_sort metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in appearance of diminutive colonic polyp
publisher MDPI AG
series Gastroenterology Insights
issn 2036-7414
2036-7422
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Although about 50% of lung cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, colonic metastases are extremely rare. This report presents a rare clinical case of colonic metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the lung.
topic Lung
adenocarcinoma
colonic
polyp
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6098
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