Abstract
This is the first case report of a primary, pure squamous-cell carcinoma of the small bowel. Small bowel cancer represents only 1 to 2 percent of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Over 35 different histologic types of small bowel tumors have been described. By far, most small bowel epithelial tumors are metastatic. A 65-year-old white female presented with abdominal pain, melena, and hematochezia and was found to have a 5.5-cm, ulcerated, well-differentiated, keratinizing, squamous-cell carcinoma of the terminal ileum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 806-809 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Diseases of the Colon & Rectum |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Malignancy
- Small bowel
- Small intestine
- Squamous-cell carcinoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology