NEOPLASMS derive from small intestine are rare and most cases are adenocarcinomas and carcinoid.1 Squamous cell carcinoma of small intestine is even rarer and only few cases reported in literature.1 In this article, we report a case of a 68-year-old male who underwent a laparotomy due to perforation of the small intestine and was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the small intestine.

Key words: squamous cell carcinoma, small intestine, perforation

Funding: Supported by Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China (81101707), Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation Project (2014ZB119), Science and Technology Bureau of Jiaxing (2012AY1071-2)