Cancer of the small bowel is a rare entity but its incidence is rising. Historically, outcome is poor despite apparent curative resection. At present surgery remains the only treatment modality of proven benefit in the management of this disease. Recent data would suggest 5βyear survival rates in th
Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel
β Scribed by Neil A. Abrahams; Amy Halverson; Victor W. Fazio; Lisa A. Rybicki; John R. Goldblum
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 494 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rare and accounts for about 1% of all gastrointestinal tract cancer. This disorder has been identified in association with Crohn's disease, celiac disease, Peutz-Jegher's syndrome, and familial adenomatous polyposis. We report adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in
## Background: Primary adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is a rare neoplasm, and to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have addressed the topic. ## Methods: In the current study, the records of 217 patients with small bowel adenocarcinoma were reviewed retrospectively for the presentatio