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- * 71% of the patients were women, with breast cancer being the most common type of metastasis found in the GI tract, followed by melanomas and ovarian cancers.
- * The stomach was the most frequently affected part of the GI tract, with varying primary tumor sites for men and women; breast, ovary, and melanoma were most common for women, while men had melanoma, kidney, and prostate cancer as their leading sites.
Article Abstract
Metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We performed a retrospective analysis to identify patients with metastatic disease to the gastrointestinal tract using two databases containing pathology results from all endoscopic procedures conducted by nearly 200 gastroenterologists in a community setting over a 14-year period. Forty-nine patients were diagnosed with metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract by endoscopy during the study period. Most were women (71%). The most common metastases to the gastrointestinal tract identified by endoscopy were breast cancers (n = 18), followed by melanomas (n = 12), ovarian cancers (n = 7), kidney cancers (n = 5), prostate cancers (n = 2), lung cancer (n = 1), and pancreatic cancer (n = 1). Three patients had unknown primary sites. Among women, the three leading known primary tumor sites were breast, ovary, and melanoma. Among men, the three leading primary tumor sites were melanoma, kidney, and prostate. The stomach was the most common portion of the gastrointestinal tract involved by metastases. Most affected women and were most frequently encountered in the stomach.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548073 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2021.1936361 | DOI Listing |
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