| Autor: |
Patel, Kishen Rajan, Lee, Lennard Y. W., Tripathy, Arvind, McKean, David |
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BMJ Case Reports; 2/20/2020, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p1-2, 2p, 3 Black and White Photographs |
| Abstrakt: |
A 56-year- old man undergoing immunotherapy treatment for metastatic melanoma presented with sudden onset testicular pain radiating into his abdomen. On examination, the abdomen was generally tender with associated guarding. Imaging revealed a perforation of the small bowel at the site of a metastatic lesion. Histology revealed that this process was non-inflammatory in nature. A diagnosis of small bowel perforation secondary to immunotherapy driven rapid tumour regression was made. The patient was treated with a small bowel resection plus anastomosis and made a full recovery. This case highlights the rare potential side effect of immunotherapy in causing non-inflammatory bowel perforations secondary to rapid tumour regression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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