Small intestinal adenocarcinoma complicating regional enteritis

✍ Scribed by Paul E. Collier; Paul Turowski; Daniel L. Diamond

• Book ID: 102668812
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 591 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-543X
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850201)55:3<516::aid-cncr2820550308>3.0.co;2-k

✦ Synopsis

Three new cases of small intestinal adenocarcinoma complicating Crohn's disease are reported. Seventy-five other cases have been reported to date. Analysis of these cases in comparison with de now adenocarcinoma of the small bowel shows that they: (1) occur at a younger age; (2) occur in distal small bowel; (3) show a male predilection; and (4) have a worse prognosis. The increasing number of these cases suggests that small intestinal regional enteritis predisposes to adenocarcinoma. Improved prognosis can only be achieved with earlier diagnosis.