Lung cancer presenting as small bowel perforation
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Lung cancer presenting as small bowel perforation
Abstract
A case of squamous cell carcinoma of lung presenting with acute abdominal pain secondary to jejunal perforation at the site of a solitary metastatic lesion is presented. The literature regarding this unusual presentation of lung cancer is reviewed.
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