title: Malignant tumours of the small intestine: a case of jejunal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: The Authors analyse the main problems concerning malignant tumours of the small intestine. They report a case of jejunal adenocarcinoma recently observed. They emphasise the importance of surgery, both diagnostic and therapeutic, even in advanced stages, for the treatment of this neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Surgery IV, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gallinaro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertagni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prece
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montesano
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nasti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palumbo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D011859:Radiography