Just another abdominal pain? Psoas abscess-like metastasis in large cell lung cancer with adrenal insufficiency

A squamous cell lung carcinoma with abscess-like distant metastasis.

This is a metastatic spread of squamous cell lung carcinoma to lungs, liver, lymph node, bone and subcutanous region as multiple abscess-like lesions. A fifty-five years old man admitted to the out-patient clinic with fever, cough, hemopthysis, night sweats, chest pain, abdominal pain and weight loss. In a short period of time abcess like lesions developed in his lungs, liver, lymph node, bone ...

Gemcitabine in non-small cell lung cancer: just another drug?

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Mexico and most countries. This highly lethal malignancy remains as a great challenge to oncologists due to its aggressive tumor biology and poor sensitivity to radiation and chemotherapy. In addition, no screening strategies have shown benefit in terms of reducing its mortality. Consequently, most patients present with locally advanced diseas...

Adrenal Insufficiency in Metastatic Lung Cancer

We report a case of adrenal insufficiency in patient with lung cancer. Although adrenal metastases are common in cancer patients, adrenal insufficiency is a rare occurrence. Diagnosis and treatment of adrenal insufficiency will improve the physical status and the quality of life in those patients.

Isolated Splenic Metastasis Presenting with Continuous Fever and Abdominal Pain

Metastasectomy of Solitary Adrenal Metastasis From Small Cell Lung Cancer

Most extensive-stage small cell lung cancers have disseminated disease at diagnosis, and solitary adrenal metastasis from small cell lung cancer is rare. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with solitary right adrenal metastasis (T2N0M1), who was cured with resection of primary tumor, chemotherapy (cisplatin, etoposide), adrenalectomy, consolidati...