title: Small-bowel perforation secondary to metastatic carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: Perforation from a solitary metastatic lesion of the small bowel is rare. We report a case of acute perforation with no evidence of metastatic disease within the abdomen. Resection of the small bowel was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Reserve Care System, Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornu-Labat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghani
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasirajan
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology