this is about the relation of intestinal lymphoma and perforation by a fish bone

What is it about?

Although most of the times, an ingested fish bones normally passes through the intestinal tract without any problem, a pre-existing condition in the intestine may become a catalyst for the perforation. An example is intestinal lymphoma .Literature reports of 9 other malignancies was

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Why is it important?

There have been also reports of intestinal perforations on the background of other intestinal malignancies precipitated by an ingested foreign body, not necessarily a fish bone .When we are dealing with intestinal perforation by a fish bone or any other foreign body, we need to be aware of the possibility of an elephant in the room in the form of an intestinal pathology

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