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2022 Nov 15


World J Gastrointest Oncol


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Rare squamous cell carcinoma of the jejunum causing perforated peritonitis: A case report.

Authors

Xiao L, Sun L, Zhang J-X, Pan Y-S
World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Nov 15; 14(11):2295-2301.
PMID: 36438705.

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma has the highest incidence among malignant tumors of the small intestine (SI). Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) often occurs in organs covered with squamous epithelium. Primary or metastatic SCC originating from the SI is very rare, with very few cases reported in the literature.