Small cell lung cancer associated small bowel obstruction, a diagnostic conundrum: A case report

Mohammad Ayoub; Mohannad Natheef AbuHaweeleh; Nabil Mahmood; Colin Clelland; Malak Mohammad Ayoub; Harman Saman

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9262

Small cell lung cancer associated small bowel obstruction, a diagnostic conundrum: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Aug 15;12(8):e9262. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9262. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Authors

Mohammad Ayoub¹, Mohannad Natheef AbuHaweeleh², Nabil Mahmood³, Colin Clelland⁴, Malak Mohammad Ayoub⁵, Harman Saman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² College of Medicine, QU Health Qatar University Doha Qatar.
³ Department of Radiology, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁵ University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a neuroendocrine aggressive subtype of lung cancer, is associated with paraneoplastic disorders in about 9% of patients. In this report, we describe a middle-aged man who presented with chronic bowel obstruction caused by chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) due to SCLC.

Keywords: SCLC; bowel obstruction; chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction; lung cancer; paraneoplastic.

Publication types

Case Reports