Surgical treatment of intraperitoneal metastases from lung cancer. Two case reports and a review of the literature
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Sibio Simone, Sica Giuseppe Sigismondo, Di Carlo Sara, Cardi Maurizio, Di Giorgio Alessandra, Sollazzo Bianca Maria, Sammartino Paolo
ISSN: 1752-1947
Peritoneal metastases are often reported in several abdominal tumors. Peritoneal diffusion from extra-abdominal tumors is thought to be rare. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world with early metastases and it is associated with poor prognosis in advanced stages. Peritoneal metastases from lung cancer are uncommon and the real mechanism of its diffusion to the peritoneum is unknown. However, its clinical behavior is similar to any other peritoneal metastasis from abdominal tumors.