Pulmonary Enteric Adenocarcinoma: A Very Rare Case Report from Qatar

Ahmed K.A. Yasin; Abdelaziz Mohamed; Anas Mohamed; Nusiba Elamin; Mustafa A. Al-Tikrity; Bara Wazwaz

doi:10.1159/000533220

Case Reports in Oncology (Aug 2023)

Pulmonary Enteric Adenocarcinoma: A Very Rare Case Report from Qatar

Ahmed K.A. Yasin,
Abdelaziz Mohamed,
Anas Mohamed,
Nusiba Elamin,
Mustafa A. Al-Tikrity,
Bara Wazwaz

Affiliations

Ahmed K.A. Yasin: Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Abdelaziz Mohamed: Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Anas Mohamed: Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Nusiba Elamin: Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Mustafa A. Al-Tikrity: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Bara Wazwaz: Department of Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000533220
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 759 – 764

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A 78-year-old male patient presented with dyspnea, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Workup and imaging showed suspected malignant lung lesion. Biopsy was done and showed features of pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma (PEAC). This is a very rare disease and its diagnosis is challenging.

Published in Case Reports in Oncology

ISSN: 1662-6575 (Online)
Publisher: Karger Publishers
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://www.karger.com/cro

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