RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Small cell lung cancer presenting with a left iliac fossa mass
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr2013200857
DO 10.1136/bcr-2013-200857
VO 2013
A1 Jethwa, Hannah
A1 Savage, Louis
YR 2013
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-200857.abstract
AB We report a 59-year-old lifelong smoker with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented with an acute onset 3-day history of left iliac fossa pain and abdominal distension. Clinical examination revealed a palpable mass in the left iliac fossa. The differential diagnosis was that of a diverticular abscess or colonic tumour. She subsequently underwent a CT scan which showed extensive metastatic liver disease from a primary lung tumour, with hepatomegaly abutting the anterior abdominal wall in the left iliac fossa.