title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the small intestine.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the small intestine is very rare. Only four cases have been reported so far. We report a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma arising in the small intestine and unusually causing strangulation of sigmoid colon in a 59-year-old female, the first case in India.
authors: Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: Shirish S
authors: SS
authors: Nandedkar
authors: Karunakar K
authors: KK
authors: Trivedi
authors: Kamal
authors: K
authors: Malukani
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged