[Gastroduodenal metastases: an unusual manifestation of lung cancer. Study of two cases and review ot the literature].

INTRODUCTION

Diagnosis of gastroduodenal metastases is rare. Primary tumors are essentially melanomas and breast cancer, and exceptionally lung cancer.

EXEGESIS: We report two patients who have a diagnosis of gastroduodenal metastases as initial manifestation of lung cancer. In one case, the patient died 3 weeks after the diagnosis. In the other case, chemotherapy was performed and complete response was obtained for the gastric metastasis. After a few months, node recurrence was diagnosed and the patient died 8 months after the diagnosis.

CONCLUSION

We review the endoscopic and non-endoscopic literature and discuss the different histological types and therapeutic strategies concerning these unusual manifestations of lung cancer.