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

Abstract

Key clinical message 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

• bowel obstruction
• chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction
• lung cancer
• paraneoplastic
• SCLC