Iron deficiency anemia as the sole symptom of small intestine carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
The isolated longstanding hypochromic hyposideremic anemia can be a unique symptom of the jejunal tumor.


METHODS
The authors present a case of 43-year-old woman with small intestine cancer, which manifested as longstanding anemia, decreased serum iron and remained undiagnosed over a period of several years. Special attention has been paid to the problem of adequate diagnostic procedure for disclosing the latent small intestine tumor.
Sworczak
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Hemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Gdańsk, ul. Prof. Kieturakisa 1, 80-742 Gdańsk, Poland.
Siekierska-Hellmann
M
M
Drobińska
A
A
Sledziński
Z
Z
Markuszewski
M
M
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged