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Jejunal perforation secondary to metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma

1985; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 712 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/pgmj.61.712.163

1469-0756

Anthony Quayle, S. Holt, R.G. Clark,

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

Summary A case of peritonitis secondary to the perforation of a bronchogenic small bowel metastasis is reported. To our knowledge this is only the fourth case in which peritonitis was the presenting feature of a squamous cell carcinoma of the bronchus. The publications to date are reviewed and the need to biopsy every small bowel perforation found at laparotomy is stressed.