Hsu Ya-Fen, Huang Chi-Yu, Chen Tong-Jong, Chou Yenn-Hwei
Department of General Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Int Med Case Rep J. 2010 Dec 16;4:1-5. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S15573. Print 2011.
Metastatic small bowel tumors are rarely encountered. They usually present with small bowel obstruction, perforation, bleeding, or, rarely, intestinal intussusception. Only a few case reports have mentioned bowel symptoms due to metastatic malignancies. We report a seldom encountered clinical condition of intestinal intussusception from metastatic lung malignancy. Pathology demonstrated both epithelial and mesenchymal content, and the final diagnosis was carcinosarcoma. This case report indicates that intestinal metastases should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with lung malignancy and abdominal symptoms.