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Bowel perforation secondary to metastatic lung cancer: Report of two cases with literature review☆

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Highlights • Intestinal metastasis of a pulmonary tumor is a rare occurrence but must be suspected in acute abdominal syndrome in a patient with a diagnosed pulmonary neoplasia.• Emergency surgical… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Intestinal metastasis of a pulmonary tumor is a rare occurrence but must be suspected in acute abdominal syndrome in a patient with a diagnosed pulmonary neoplasia.• Emergency surgical treatment of abdominal metastases of a lung cancer is mandatory but prognosis is extremely unfavorable.

Keywords: bowel perforation; perforation secondary; secondary metastatic; lung cancer; lung

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2018

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