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small intestinal cancer
Epidemiology: 1-2% of gastrointestinal cancers
Pathology:
1) adenocarcinoma
2) lymphoma
3) sarcoma (leiomyosarcoma)
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
4) carcinoid tumors
Management:
1) surgery
2) prognosis:
a) 5 year survival for resectable adenocarcinoma is 20%
b) 5 year survival for resectable leiomyosarcoma is 50%
Related
colorectal cancer
Specific
ampulla of Vater adenocarcinoma
small intestinal adenocarcinoma
General
gastrointestinal (GI) cancer
intestinal disease
References
- National Cancer Institute
Small Intestine Cancer - Health Professional version
https://www.cancer.gov/types/small-intestine/hp