Small Intestinal Cancer

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Contents 1 Epidemiology 2 Pathology 3 Complications 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

Epidemiology

• 1-2% of gastrointestinal cancers

Pathology

• adenocarcinoma
• lymphoma
• sarcoma ( leiomyosarcoma)
• carcinoid tumors

Complications

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• disease interaction(s) of cancer with Alzheimer's disease

Management

• surgery
• prognosis:

• 5 year survival for resectable adenocarcimona is 20%
• 5 year survival for resectable leiomyosarcoma is 50%

More General Terms

• malignant neoplasm (cancer)
• intestinal disease

Additional Terms

• adenocarcinoma of the colon &/or rectum

References

1. Small Intestine Cancer: NIH Institute and Center Resources [1]

small intestinal cancer