Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases

Background and objective Endotracheal and endobronchial metastases (EEM) is a rare manifestation in primary lung cancer. It has not yet been reported in Chinese literatures. The aim of this study was to summarize and analyze the clinical feature of lung cancer with EEM. Methods We retrospectively re...

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Main Authors: Ming LU, Xiang ZHU, Baoshan CAO, Ning SHEN
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Published: Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 2020-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.101.15
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Xiang ZHU
Baoshan CAO
Ning SHEN
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Xiang ZHU
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Ning SHEN
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description Background and objective Endotracheal and endobronchial metastases (EEM) is a rare manifestation in primary lung cancer. It has not yet been reported in Chinese literatures. The aim of this study was to summarize and analyze the clinical feature of lung cancer with EEM. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 6 patients who presented with EEM of lung cancer from Peking University Third Hospital from January 2015 to December 2018. With “endotracheal metastases, endobronchial metastases, lung cancer” as the keywords, 13 cases were retrieved from PubMed database until February 2020. The clinical, radiologic and bronchoscopic data were collected. Results Six patients were selected from 967 patients with lung cancer, and all were diagnosed with lung cancer and EEM simultaneously. There were 4 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 1 case of adenocarcinoma, and 1 case of small cell lung cancer. One patient had stage IIIb and 5 patients had stage IV. There were 5 cases of central lung cancer and 1 case of peripheral lung cancer. EEM on bronchoscope examination presented as endoluminal nodular or polypoid lesion in 5 patients, and abnormal white bulge in 1 patient. 5 cases metastasized to the contralateral bronchus, 1 case to the ipsilateral bronchus and 1 case to the trachea. The median overall survival was 7.5 months. Totally 13 cases of lung cancer with EEM were retrieved from PubMed database. 12 cases were diagnosed during the follow up after lung cancer resection. There were 8 cases of squamous cell carcinoma and 9 cases of central type. Endotracheal or endobronchial nodules showed in 10 cases and eccentric wall thickening in 2 cases were seen on chest computed tomography (CT), which corresponding to the nodular or polypoid lesion bronchoscopically. 5 cases metastasized to the contralateral bronchus, 10 cases to the trachea and 1 case to the ipsilateral bronchus. Conclusions EEM is a rare metastasis of lung cancer, which can occur at the initial diagnosis of lung cancer or after surgical resection. It is often seen in the patients of squamous cell carcinoma with central type in advanced stage. The prognosis is poor.
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spelling doaj.art-3349ebbaac8d4fc4981956c49d2f2f232022-12-21T23:03:39ZzhoChinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis AssociationChinese Journal of Lung Cancer1009-34191999-61872020-03-0123316216710.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.101.15Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial MetastasesMing LU0Xiang ZHU1Baoshan CAO2Ning SHEN3Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Radiation Sickness, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, ChinaDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, ChinaBackground and objective Endotracheal and endobronchial metastases (EEM) is a rare manifestation in primary lung cancer. It has not yet been reported in Chinese literatures. The aim of this study was to summarize and analyze the clinical feature of lung cancer with EEM. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 6 patients who presented with EEM of lung cancer from Peking University Third Hospital from January 2015 to December 2018. With “endotracheal metastases, endobronchial metastases, lung cancer” as the keywords, 13 cases were retrieved from PubMed database until February 2020. The clinical, radiologic and bronchoscopic data were collected. Results Six patients were selected from 967 patients with lung cancer, and all were diagnosed with lung cancer and EEM simultaneously. There were 4 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 1 case of adenocarcinoma, and 1 case of small cell lung cancer. One patient had stage IIIb and 5 patients had stage IV. There were 5 cases of central lung cancer and 1 case of peripheral lung cancer. EEM on bronchoscope examination presented as endoluminal nodular or polypoid lesion in 5 patients, and abnormal white bulge in 1 patient. 5 cases metastasized to the contralateral bronchus, 1 case to the ipsilateral bronchus and 1 case to the trachea. The median overall survival was 7.5 months. Totally 13 cases of lung cancer with EEM were retrieved from PubMed database. 12 cases were diagnosed during the follow up after lung cancer resection. There were 8 cases of squamous cell carcinoma and 9 cases of central type. Endotracheal or endobronchial nodules showed in 10 cases and eccentric wall thickening in 2 cases were seen on chest computed tomography (CT), which corresponding to the nodular or polypoid lesion bronchoscopically. 5 cases metastasized to the contralateral bronchus, 10 cases to the trachea and 1 case to the ipsilateral bronchus. Conclusions EEM is a rare metastasis of lung cancer, which can occur at the initial diagnosis of lung cancer or after surgical resection. It is often seen in the patients of squamous cell carcinoma with central type in advanced stage. The prognosis is poor.http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.101.15lung neoplasmsneoplasm metastasistracheal neoplasmsbronchial neoplasms
spellingShingle Ming LU
Xiang ZHU
Baoshan CAO
Ning SHEN
Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
lung neoplasms
neoplasm metastasis
tracheal neoplasms
bronchial neoplasms
title Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
title_full Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
title_fullStr Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
title_full_unstemmed Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
title_short Investigation and Analysis of Primary Lung Cancer with Endotracheal and Endobronchial Metastases
title_sort investigation and analysis of primary lung cancer with endotracheal and endobronchial metastases
topic lung neoplasms
neoplasm metastasis
tracheal neoplasms
bronchial neoplasms
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.101.15
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