Korean J Med.  2003 Feb;64(2):235-239.

Intussusception induced by jejunal metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer

• Yoon JU
• Jung YO

Abstract

Metastasis to small bowel from non-small cell lung cancer is known to be very rare. Here we report a case of intussusception induced by jejunal metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer. A 47-year old man was admitted to hospital complaining cough and sputum for 3 months. He was diagnosed as squamous cell lung cancer by percutaneous needle biopsy of lung mass detected by chest X-ray and CT. Multiple brain metastatic lesions were detected by brain CT on admission. Systemic chemotherapy with whole brain irradiation was performed. After three cycles of chemotherapy, he was admitted with sudden-onset abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Jejunal intussusception was the diagnosis by abdominal CT and histologic examination of resected jejunum showed it was induced by metastatic mass from the primary lung cancer.(Korean J Med 64:235-239, 2003)

Keyword

Carcinoma; Squamous Cell; Intussusception; Jejunum; Neoplasm Metastasis

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Biopsy, Needle
Brain
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung*
Cough
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Humans
Intussusception*
Jejunum
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Nausea
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Sputum
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vomiting