Small bowel perforation secondary to metastatic lung cancer: a case report and review of the literature.
Small bowel perforation is a rare complication of metastatic lung cancer. We were able to document 35 such cases in the literature in English. Aggressive investigation and early surgery is the only method for providing palliation to these patients. However, morbidity and mortality remain high and the prognosis is dire.
Sakorafas
George H
GH
Department of Surery, Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece. georgesakorafas@yahoo.com
Pavlakis
George
G
Grigoriadis
Kyriakos D
KD
D000328:Adult; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis