Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Lung metastasizing to Jejunum – A rare presentation with review of Literature

Authors

  • Amit Gupta Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Ashutosh Tandon Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Abhay Kumar Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Sunil Kumar Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi
  • Usha Rani Singh Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i2.5370

Keywords:

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, metastasis, small bowel peritonitis

Abstract

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung is not one of the commoner varieties of neoplasia found in the lungs. There are around 100 cases in literature which suggest the metastasis of various kinds of lung carcinomas to gastro intestinal tract (GIT). Metastasis of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma to small bowel is rare. This is a rare case in which the primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung presented with metastasis and perforation of small bowel.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i2.5370

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 4(2013) 47-50

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2013-05-13

How to Cite

Gupta, A., Tandon, A., Kumar, A., Kumar, S., & Singh, U. R. (2013). Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Lung metastasizing to Jejunum – A rare presentation with review of Literature. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 4(2), 47–50. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i2.5370

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Case Report and Review of Literature

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