Open AccessFocus on the diagnostic problems of primary adenocarcinoma of the third and fourth portion of the duodenum. Case report
Author(s) -
Muralidhar Bandi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
il giornale di chirurgia/il giornale di chirurgia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1971-145X
pISSN - 0391-9005
DOI - 10.11138/gchir/2015.36.4.183
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , adenocarcinoma , leiomyosarcoma , gastrointestinal tract , small intestine , lymphoma , gastroenterology , pathology , cancer
Although the small intestine constitutes over 75% of the length and 90% of the mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal tract, small intestine cancer is rare and accounts for only 1% of gastrointestinal malignancies. Adenocarcinoma together with carcinoid tumours are the most common histological types of primary malignant tumours of the small bowel but others, including lymphoma and leiomyosarcoma, may less frequently be encountered. Adenocarcinomas are predominantly located in the duodenum. Primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is a rare malignant tumor, accounting for 0.3-0.5% of all gastroenteral malignancies. The diagnosis of primary adenocarcinoma of duodenum is often delayed because its symptoms and signs are nonspecific. In this work we want to focus on the diagnostic and therapeutic problems of duodenal adenocarcinoma, reporting a case report.