Adenocarcinoma of the ileum. A case report, and review of the literature.
A 47-year-old female presented with intestinal occlusion and a lower abdominal mass. On laparotomy, a 10 cm diameter mass was discovered involving the ileum, jejunum, vagina and the bladder. Pathological studies conclusion was a primary adenocarcinoma of the ileum involving the jejunum. Small bowel carcinoma is rare. It occurs between sixty- and seventy-year-old equally in male and female. It presents most frequently in the duodenum, sometimes in the jejunum, and occasionally in the ileum. The symptoms are not specific and do not point to the diagnosis which must be made radiologically and endoscopically. Currently, for a minority of patients, surgical resection remains the only hope of cure. Palliative resections and bypass procedures can prevent occlusion or subocclusion.
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Department of Medicosurgical Gastroenterology, Hôpial Erasmus, U.L.B., Brussels.
el Nakadi
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Closset
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Mehdi
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Gay
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Peny
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Zalcman
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010166:Palliative Care; D012737:Sex Factors