Small bowel obstruction caused by intestinal metastases from undiagnosed breast cancer: Report of two cases

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 648-650

  Rydén, Lisa ^a   Chebil, Gunilla ^b   Jönsson, Per Ebbe ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Hospital of Helsingborg ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHANGITIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0347296255     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11024150201680015     Document Type: Article

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