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Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Origin Presenting as Small Bowel Perforation: A Case Report and Literature Review.
- Source :
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Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports [J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep] 2015 Mar 23; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 2324709615577415. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 23 (Print Publication: 2015). - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Metastatic malignant tumors that originate from occult primaries are defined as "cancers of unknown origin." We herein present the case of a 59-year-old man who presented with small bowel perforation secondary to metastatic adenocarcinoma of an unknown primary site. Imaging exhibited two pulmonary nodules, neither of which was dominant, along with mediastinal and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. Immunohistochemical profiling of the small bowel biopsy specimens revealed the tumor was most likely pulmonary in origin.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2324-7096
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26425638
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709615577415