TITLE:
Pulmonary metastasis from gastric cancer: A case report and review of literature
AUTHORS:
Motohisa Kuwahara, Mari Matsumoto, Kazuya Naritomi, Masae Mano, Daisuke Hamatake, Koji Inutsuka, Takayuki Shirakusa, Akinori Iwasaki
KEYWORDS:
Gastric Cancer; Metastatic Lung Cancer; Metastasectomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Lung Cancer,
Vol.2 No.3,
August
20,
2013
ABSTRACT: We present a case
report of a 63-year-old male who underwent lung resections for metastases
originating from gastric cancer 18-year after total gastrectomy with
lymphadenectomy. The gastrectomy was performed in 1994; histological
examination of the original tumor revealed stage II poorly differentiated
adenocarcinoma [pT2 (MP), N0, M0]. Chest X-ray and computed tomography in 2012
showed a well-defined tumor, 9 mm in size, at the left S3 of the lung. Thoracoscopic partial resection was
performed. The tumor was diagnosed as poorly differentiated carcinoma, most
likely metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Although rarely performed, resection
of pulmonary metastases from carcinoma of the stomach was done to improve the patient’s
chances for long-term survival.