When Gastric Cancer Takes an Unexpected Path: Diffuse Cystic Lung
Neoplasia Unveiled.
Abstract
Despite a global drop since the middle of the past century, gastric
cancer remains the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths
worldwide, and the fifth most common kind of cancer diagnosed globally
[[1]](#one). The most frequent physical examination finding
that indicates advanced illness is a palpable abdominal mass, also,
non-specific weight loss, persistent stomach discomfort, dysphagia,
hematemesis, anorexia, nausea, early satiety, and dyspepsia are the most
typical presenting symptoms for gastric malignancies
[[1]](#one), none of which were seen in our case of a patient
presenting with solely respiratory complaints that later on, were
discovered to be the product of a metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. In
our case, we introduce a 30-year-old male patient who presents with
respiratory failure and ARDS in the emergency department, after several
tests and continuous follow-up, the patient was discovered to have a
widespread atypical lung adenocarcinoma from a metastatic gastric
adenocarcinoma.