Metastasis of dermatofibrosarcoma diagnosed by capsule endoscopy

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2019 Jan;111(1):71-72. doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.4900/2017.

Abstract

In the study of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, which includes iron-deficiency anemia, the capsule endoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool. In the different series the presence of tumors reaches 16% as the cause of it. We present the case of a rare tumor with metastatic extension in the small intestine in which the capsule endoscopy was key to the diagnosis and survival of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Buttocks
  • Capsule Endoscopy*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / secondary*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / therapy
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*