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Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Case report

Gastrointestinal metastasis from primary sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Chun-Hsien Chen, Wei-Ming Chen, Shui-Yi Tung, Cheng-Shyong Wu, Wei-Lin Tong, Kam-Fai Lee, Kuo-Liang Wei

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal metastases in lung cancer are extremely rare. The report presents a rare case of primary lung sarcomatoid carcinoma with both gastric and colonic metastases, and reviews the literature about endoscopic presentation of colonic metastases.
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Metadata
Title
Gastrointestinal metastasis from primary sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Chun-Hsien Chen
Wei-Ming Chen
Shui-Yi Tung
Cheng-Shyong Wu
Wei-Lin Tong
Kam-Fai Lee
Kuo-Liang Wei
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-015-0599-1

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