Small bowel occlusion due to intussusception of a single metastasis of lung cancer.
The occurrence of small bowel intussusception due to metastatic lung cancer is very infrequent. We present a case of young man recently diagnosed of non small cell lung cancer that had a unique small intestine metastasis. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic issues.
Alvarez Laso
Carlos
C
Department of General Surgery. Hospital San Joan D'Alacant. Alicante. Spain. alvarezlaso@hotmail.com
Paredes Aracil
Ester
E
Azcano González
Enedina
E
Ots Gutiérrez
José Ramón
JR
Bernabeu Miralles
Miralles
M
Compañ Rosique
Antonio
A
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary