Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction due to malignant thymoma.

Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction has been associated with various diverse aetiologies, including several types of malignancies. Malignant thymoma has never been reported before as a cause of acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction. We report here a case of malignant thymoma presenting as acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Existing literature on malignant causes of intestinal pseudo-obstruction is also reviewed and discussed.