Extensive Cannon Ball Metastases—A Case Study of a 49-Year-Old Bulgarian Male

Kiran Kumar

Department Of Internal Medicine, Gulf Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE.

DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2014.43022                

Abstract

Multiple pulmonary nodules on chest x-ray, known commonly as cannon ball secondaries, are the classical presentation of haematogenous dissemination of a malignant tumor to the lungs. This almost always indicates advanced stage of the disease with a very grim outlook in terms of cure or survival. In this report we present a patient with very extensive Cannon Ball Metastases due to advanced colonic malignancy.

Keywords

Cannon Ball Metastases, Lung Metastasis, Malignancy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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