Case Reports and Reviews: Open Access

Metastatic Lung Cancer Presenting as Perforated Colon DiverticulitisA Case Report

Abdirahaman Nuno, Shaan Sahota, Tushar Agarwal, and Hemant Sheth

Abstract

Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the developed world and the most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is relatively rare from any primary cancer, and particularly from lung cancer. The most common site of metastases of lung cancer is to the adrenals, liver, bone, and brain. Although metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract remains rare, it is under-diagnosed, and is likely to increase in frequency as patients with primary lung cancer live longer with their disease and therefore suffer more sequelae of advanced disease.

Keywords: Perforated diverticulitis, metastatic lung cancer.