title: Poorly differentiated jejunal adenocarcinoma in a patient with coeliac disease: a case report.
abstract: It is well known that coeliac disease increases the risk of gastrointestinal lymphomas, whereas adenocarcinoma is a rare complication. The authors report a case of a poorly differentiated jejunal adenocarcinoma complicating coeliac disease in a 40-year-old female and discuss the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Trapianti d'Organo e Tecnologie Avanzate Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amodeo
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caglià
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veroux
authors.forename: Pierfrancesco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veroux
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors