Chemotherapy-Induced Small Bowel Perforation in a Patient with Extrapulmonary Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Small Bowel

Chemotherapy-induced small bowel perforation in a patient with extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma of the small bowel

Copyright © 2008 Multimed Inc. Extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma (EPSmCC) is a rare disease, and involvement of the small bowel is even more rare. Overall, EPSmCC accounts for only 0.1%–1% of all gastrointestinal tract (GIT) malignancies, which mostly affect the esophagus and colon. It is frequently metastatic at presentation, with high-grade pathologic features and aggressive clinical behavi...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Small Trocar Perforation of the Small Bowel: A Case Report

Although laparoscopy is one of the most common surgical procedures done today, bowel perforations can and do occur during the initial insertion of the Veress needle and/or trocar. Recent advances in microlaparoscopy have reduced the morbidity of this complication when encountered. We report a case of small bowel perforation following insertion of a Veress needle with its 2 mm trocar and our min...

A Case Report of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma in a Patient with Progressive Diffuse Sclerosis

 Connective tissue diseases, including scleroderma, may be associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. The most common type of lung cancer associated with systemic sclerosis is adenocarcinoma or bronchoalveolar carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma is rare. This reports presents a 54-year-old non-smoker woman with a history of scleroderma who was examined due to aggravation of shortness of ...

A case of small bowel perforation.

RECENTLY attention has been drawn to the possible association of small bowel ulceration and oral administration of thiazide combined with enteric coated potassium chloride (Brit. med. J., 1964). Baker and his colleagues (1964) were recorded to have encountered twelve cases of small bowel ulceration, eleven of which were under treatment with the above combination of drugs. The following case was...