Enteroenteric intussusception due to a metastatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Intussusception secondary to metastatic sarcoma is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction. When a patient who has no history of a previous laparotomy, and has a known malignancy which metastasized hematogenously, presents with small bowel obstruction, the diagnosis of intussusception should be considered. The patient should be evaluated and treated accordingly.
Gorman
R C
RC
Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Jardines
L
L
Brooks
J J
JJ
Daly
J M
JM
D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh