title: Iron deficiency anemia as the sole symptom of small intestine carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Hemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Gdańsk, ul. Prof. Kieturakisa 1, 80-742 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sworczak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siekierska-Hellmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drobińska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sledziński
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markuszewski
mesh_terms: 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