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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2013; 5(10): 278-281
Published online Oct 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i10.278
Published online Oct 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i10.278
Surgically resected gastric metastasis of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma
Yong Il Kim, Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 158-710, South Korea
Byung Chul Kang, Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 158-710, South Korea
Sun Hee Sung, Department of Pathology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 158-710, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim YI performed the operation and follow up of the patient; Kang BC performed the image diagnosis; Sung SH performed the pathological diagnosis; Kim YI designed and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Yong Il Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 911-1, Mok 5 dong, Yang cheon Ku, Seoul 158-710, South Korea. kimyi@ewha.ac.kr
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Received: July 20, 2013
Revised: July 26, 2013
Accepted: September 18, 2013
Published online: October 27, 2013
Revised: July 26, 2013
Accepted: September 18, 2013
Published online: October 27, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The common gastrointestinal metastatic site of lung cancer is the small bowel, with sporadic case reports involving the stomach. Most patients with gastric metastasis are asymptomatic. The survival and standard treatment of gastric metastasis from the lung are not satisfactory. Although gastric metastasis from lung cancer is associated with dismal outcomes, a longer survival or more favorable outcome has been demonstrated in patients undergoing palliative surgical resection of the metastatic site.