Jejunal intestinal metastases, a form of presentation of pulmonary carcinoma

Jejunal intestinal metastases, a form of presentation of pulmonary carcinoma

Primary tumors of the small intestine are rare, and metastatic ones are even rarer. It is exceptional for small bowel metastases to manifest before the primary tumor. The clinical presentation may require surgical resection motivated by intestinal perforation, hemorrhage or intestinal obstruction-su...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra 2015-01, Vol.38 (1), p.153-156
Hauptverfasser: Ruiz-Clavijo García, D, Eguaras Ros, J, González de la Higuera Carnicer, B M, Albéniz Arbizu, E, Vila Costas, J J, Jiménez Bermejo, F
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Sprache:eng ; spa
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Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma - diagnosis
Carcinoma - secondary
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Jejunal Neoplasms - secondary
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Primary tumors of the small intestine are rare, and metastatic ones are even rarer. It is exceptional for small bowel metastases to manifest before the primary tumor. The clinical presentation may require surgical resection motivated by intestinal perforation, hemorrhage or intestinal obstruction-subocclusion. Survival is scarce and generally does not exceed 20 weeks, regardless of the treatment performed.
ISSN:1137-6627
DOI:10.23938/ASSN.0060