Risk Factors. The following symptoms may indicate advanced disease. A barium contrast study of the small intestine. Surgical removal is the primary treatment for cancer of the small intestine. The association of small bowel cancer with underlying.
Almaty, 2014Plan Introduction Risk factors Cancer of the Small Intestine Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Prevention LITERATUREINTRODUCTION THEB small intestine, or small bowel, lies between the stomach and the colon. The small intestine makes up more than 70% of the length and 90% of the surface area OFB the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. All these tumors have the potential to INVADEB the bowel wall, spread into adjoining lymph nodes, and move to distant organs (metastasize).Risk Factors Each year, about 1200 malignant small intestine tumors are diagnosed. The presence of the enzyme benzpyrene HYDROXYLASERISK factors Risk factors for small intestine cancer include : Crohn"s disease Celiac disease Radiation exposure Hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes: familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Males are 25% more likely to develop the disease Benign tumours and conditions that may be mistaken for cancer of the small bowel: Hamartoma TUBERCULOSISSYMPTOMS Like most GI cancers, early symptoms of small bowel cancer tend to be vague and nonspecific. A barium contrast study OFB the small intestine ; Upper GI TRACTB endoscopy ; AB CT SCANB of the abdomen or an abdominal ULTRASOUNDB may help to visualize bulky tumors and to rule out any spread of the cancer to adjacent lymph nodes and distant organs such as the liver ; COLONOSCOPYB may help diagnose tumors involving the lower areas of the small bowel.Treatment Surgical removal is the primary treatment for cancer of the small intestine ; CHEMOTHERAPYB or radiation therapy may be useful if the cancer is widespread ; Radiation therapy may also be helpful if the disease is widespread or if local tumors come back ; Surgery may also relieve symptoms when the cancer has caused a bowel obstruction.
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