Small bowel neoplasms in a tropical African population.
At the University of College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, in a 17-year period, 54 cases of small bowel neoplasms were seen. The most common was lymphosarcoma (29.62%) followed by malignant lymphoma (12.96%). Burkitt's tumour was not seen in anyone above the age of 16 years. Three cases in this series were histopathologically benign. The presentation is usually silent until a complication sets in.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria