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To describe an atypical case of stage IV pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma presenting initially as a single symptomatic colonic lesion.

December 23, 2014The Clinical Respiratory Journal

Single symptomatic colonic metastasis as first presentation of a pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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To describe an atypical case of stage IV pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma presenting initially as a single symptomatic colonic lesion.
Evaluated a 62-year-old male presenting with rectal bleeding and constipation via colonoscopy, chest computed tomography, and transthoracic biopsy.
Treated the patient with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy, followed by palliative pelvic radiotherapy and second-line gemcitabine upon progression.
Histopathology and immunohistochemistry identified a stage IV (T4, N3, M1b) high-grade pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma causing extrinsic sigmoid colon compression.
The patient experienced disease progression after two cycles of first-line chemotherapy, ultimately succumbing to severe respiratory failure despite palliative pelvic radiotherapy and second-line gemcitabine.

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Case report reveals an initial presentation of colonic metastasis in pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma, highlighting diagnostic challenges in atypical extrathoracic spread.

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Franco et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa643cd5175d8ad94397ea6 https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.12251

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Case report reveals an initial presentation of colonic metastasis in pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma, highlighting diagnostic challenges in atypical extrathoracic spread.

Single symptomatic colonic metastasis as first presentation of a pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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Single symptomatic colonic metastasis as first presentation of a pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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