Hematemesis as a Presenting Symptom of Lung Cancer with Synchronous Metastases to the Esophagus and Stomach. A Case Report
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Panagiotis Katsinelos, George Paroutoglou, Athanasios Beltsis, Ioannis Pilpilidis, Basilis Papaziogas, Kostas Mimidis, Panagiotis Tsolkas

Department of Endoscopy and Motility Unit, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greecet

Abstract

A rare case of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to synchronous metastases to the esophagus and stomach from an asymptomatic lung cancer is reported. A 51-year-old white man presented with hematemesis and an emergency endoscopy revealed submucosal tumorous le-sions with central ulcerations in the esophagus and stomach. A needle aspiration biopsy revealed the presence of cellular proliferation of adenocarcinoma, which led to the diagnosis of lung cancer, along with a chest radiograph revealing a tumor in the right middle lung field. The importance of con-ducting an upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination for staging of patients with lung cancer is stressed.

Key words

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage - esophageal metastases - gastric metastases - lung cancer