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. 1985 Feb;61(712):163–165. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.712.163

Jejunal perforation secondary to metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma.

A R Quayle, S Holt, R G Clark
PMCID: PMC2418169  PMID: 3983047

Abstract

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.

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