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Intussusception of small intestine due to metastasis of large cell carcinoma of the lung with a rhabdoid phenotype.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 1 Sept 2010
Otera H, Ikeda F, Nakagawa S, Kono Y, Sakurai T, Tada K, Hashimoto K, Ikeda A
Abstract excerpt
Large cell carcinoma of the lung with a rhabdoid phenotype is a rare type of lung cancer, and does not commonly metastasize to the small intestine. Herein we describe a 63-yr-old Japanese male with ileus resulting from small intestinal metastasis from lung cancer. Tumour enlargement was rapid and could not be treated with chemotherapy.
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