Small intestine metastasis from cervical cancer with acute abdomen: a case report
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Authors
Qiu, Hui
Yuan, Limei
Ou, Yangwen
Zhu, Yan
Xie, Conghua
Zhang, Gong
Issue Date
2014-11-03
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Cervical Cancer , Acute Abdomen , Small Intestine , Metastasis
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Abstract
Cervical cancer metastasis to the small intestine is a rare occurrence that is easily misdiagnosed as a small bowel obstruction. The present study reports the case of a 46-year-old cervical cancer patient with metastasis to the small intestine, which presented as an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. Enteroscopy revealed no primary intestinal tumors. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and resection of the tumor of the small intestine. Pathology revealed the mass to be squamous cell carcinoma, limited to the outer muscular layer and serosa. This case demonstrates that small intestine seeding must be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in patients with cervical cancer.
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Citation
Qiu, H., Yuan, L., Ou, Y., Zhu, Y., Xie, C., & Zhang, G. (2015). Small intestine metastasis from cervical cancer with acute abdomen: A case report. Oncology letters, 9(1), 187–190. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2659
Publisher
Oncology Letters