Metastasis from cervical carcinoma presenting with acute intestinal obstruction – a case report

Authors

  • S Datta Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • U Banerjee Professor & HOD, department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • S Khatua Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • M Nigam Department of Pathology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16666

Keywords:

Intestinal obstruction, Ileal metastasis, cervical carcinoma

Abstract

A 55 yr. old woman attended emergency with acute intestinal obstruction. The patient underwent emergency surgical procedure of intestinal resection after straight X-ray,few haematological and biochemical investigations. On gross examination ileal stricture due to mass in ileocaecal region with mesenteric lymph nodes found which on histological examination came out to be a squamous cell carcinoma with metastatic deposit in lymph node. The patient had a hysterectomy done 3&1/2 years back for Stage IIB squamous cell carcinoma of cervix for which she received chemoradiation.The intestinal obstruction very likely to be a metastatic presentation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16666

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 04 October 13 Page 439-441

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Published

2013-10-26

How to Cite

Datta, S., Banerjee, U., Khatua, S., & Nigam, M. (2013). Metastasis from cervical carcinoma presenting with acute intestinal obstruction – a case report. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 12(4), 439–441. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16666

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Case Reports

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