CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 06(01): 011-014
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155233
Review Article
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Review of clinical and endoscopic features of metastatic tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

Showkat Bashir
1   Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC
,
Marie Borum
1   Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC
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Publication Date:
26 September 2019 (online)

Abstract

Metastatic tumors may occur at any site within the digestive tract. Most of these metastasis are observed in the stomach, small bowel, duodenum, and rarely in the esophagus and colon. The progress in cancer treatment, improved survival of cancer patients combined with increased use of endoscopy is likely going to increase the findings of secondary tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. As such the endoscopist has to be aware about the clinical and endoscopic features of these lesions, maintain high index of suspicion in proper clinical settings and alert the pathologist about the possibility of metastatic tumor.

 
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