Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: An important diagnostic challenge

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: An important diagnostic challenge

We present the case of a 72-year-old patient admitted on various occasions with symptoms of intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Extensive diagnostic tests eventually found that the patient had small-cell lung cancer associated with high anti-HU antibody titres, which pointed to a probable paraneoplastic...

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Main Authors: Carmen Salvador-Coloma, Mohamed Bennis, Lydia Díez Langhetée, Óscar Niño Gómez, Encarnación Reche Santos, Óscar Juan Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJCTO 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology
Subjects:
Lung Cancer
Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Anti-HU
Paraneoplastic Syndrome
Intestinal Obstruction
Online Access:http://ijcto.org/index.php/IJCTO/article/view/350

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