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CT, MR, PET-CT, and gastroscopy can effectively identify gastrointestinal metastatic lesions, providing reliable evidence for definitive diagnosis and treatment planning, which contributes to prolonging patient survival.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>This report presents a rare case of duodenal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma. The patient was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma (cT4N3M1c, stage IVb) one year prior. During chemotherapy, the patient gradually developed symptoms of abdominal distension and progressive jaundice. Through analysis of CT and MR imaging changes during the disease course, combined with laboratory test indicators, malignant duodenal tumor causing biliary obstruction and pancreatitis was suspected. Ultimately, endoscopic pathological biopsy confirmed duodenal metastasis from primary lung cancer. 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