Asymptomatic Colonic Metastases of Lung Cancer: A Case Report

Abstract

Lung cancer is a malignant neoplasm that is frequently associated with distant metastasis. However, gastrointestinal tract is a rare location for lung cancer metastasis. Herein, we presented a case of a 72-year-old man, who was admitted for chest pain and with radiological evidence of lung cancer with distant metastases and a suspected localization in the right colon. On colonoscopy visual impression showed two yellowish and ulcerative lesions, one in the ascending colon and the other in the transverse colon, which were biopsied. Both were consistent on pathological report with colonic metastases. According to advanced stage of neoplasm (stage IV), patient underwent palliative chemotherapy.