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Concomitant Gastric and Duodenal Metastases From Cervical Cancer Presenting With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Rare Case

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Upper gastrointestinal bleed is a frequent medical emergency, which may arise from multiple pathologies. Metastatic lesions to the stomach and duodenum, although rare, may be an underlying cause. Specifically, metastasis from a primary cervical malignancy is extremely infrequent, with only a few cases reported in the literature. In addition, concomitant metastatic lesions in the stomach and duodenum from cervical cancer have not been reported yet. We present the case of a 46-year-old female patient known to have cervical squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic to the lungs, bone, and liver, presenting for melena and hematemesis. Endoscopy revealed ulcerating mass lesions in the stomach and duodenum, confirmed as metastatic epidermoid carcinoma on pathology. Hence, metastasis to the stomach and the duodenum should be kept in mind in a patient with cervical cancer presenting with upper gastrointestinal symptoms.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84620

Authors: Mohamad Al Ayoubi, Sally H Abi Dargham, Fatima I Hsayan, Maroun H Sadek, Antoine Abi Abboud

Institutions: Lebanese University, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-University Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410596178