Chemotherapy in small bowel adenocarcinoma associated with celiac disease: a report of three cases.
Tumors of the small intestine are rare and usually occur in association with genetic disease and chronic intestinal inflammation. We report three cases of small bowel adenocarcinoma in patients affected by celiac disease who received a safe chemotherapy regimen (FOLFOX IV or LV5FU2) after tumor resection.
Bettini
Anna Cecilia
AC
Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy. acbettini@aol.com
Beretta
Giordano D
GD
Sironi
Pierluigi
P
Mosconi
Stefania
S
Labianca
Roberto
R
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics