Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Metastatic Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Authors

Tanveer Singh, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Darshan Gandhi, Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT.
Tanureet Arora, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Joel Shapiro, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

ACG Case Reports Journal

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a life-threatening complication and a commonly encountered diagnosis requiring hospitalization. It is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz with the most common cause being peptic ulcer disease. There are multiple causes of UGIB and each of them presents its own unique diagnostic and management challenges. We present a rare case of UGIB due to endometrial adenocarcinoma metastatic to the third part of the duodenum. Most common sites of metastasis from endometrial adenocarcinoma are pelvic and paraaortic lymph nodes, and it is very rare for endometrial cancer to metastasize in gastrointestinal tract and then present as UGIB.

First Page

e00138

DOI

10.14309/crj.0000000000000138

Volume

6

Issue

7

Publication Date

7-1-2019

PubMed ID

31620535

Recommended Citation

Singh, T., Gandhi, D., Arora, T., & Shapiro, J. (2019). Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Metastatic Endometrial Adenocarcinoma. ACG Case Reports Journal, 6 (7), e00138. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000138