Ileal metastasis of a Colorectal Carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient confirmed by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy
Journal | Volume 80 - 2017 |
Issue | Fasc.4 - Letters |
Author(s) | C. Bernardes, R. Pinho, A. Rodrigues, L. Proença, A. Ponte, J. Silva, J. Rodrigues, M. Sousa, J. Carvalho |
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(1) Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central ; (2) Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhO. Portugal. |
Malignant neoplasms of the small bowel are unusual and often constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Metastatic small bowel lesions, which are extremely uncommon, usually arise from lung, breast or gastric cancer; metastases originating from a primary colon cancer are particularly rare (1). Involvement of the small bowel usually occurs due to local invasion or peritoneal dissemination, rarely emerging from a direct hematogenous route (1). Small intestine metastases are usually revealed through bowel obstruction or bleeding, being rarely asymptomatic; hence, diagnosis almost always occurs during surgical procedures in an emergency setting (2). In asymptomatic patients, whose lesions are identified preoperatively, the diagnosis can be particularly defiant. |
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