Perianal metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer

Intern Med. 2014;53(11):1149-52. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1155. Epub 2014 Jun 1.

Abstract

We herein present the case of a 36-year-old woman who developed perianal metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer that was diagnosed based on the presence of symptoms mimicking a hemorrhoid. The patient initially underwent radiotherapy for a left superior sulcus tumor, then subsequently complained of a perianal mass that had prolapsed and bled. The tumor was removed via resection. Histologically, the mass was diagnosed as poorly differentiated carcinoma and considered to be a metastatic lesion arising from the primary lung cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Anus Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hemorrhoids / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Radiography