Malignant tumor of small intestine

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] are at increased risk for developing some types of neoplasia… (More)

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominant disease due to mutations in the tumor suppressor gene STK11. PJS is… (More)

BACKGROUND Although Crohn's disease (CD) is thought to predispose to adenocarcinomas of the small bowel, the association has not… (More)

Small intestinal neoplasms are uncommon cancers. Benign small intestinal tumors (e.g., leiomyoma, lipoma, hamartoma, or desmoid… (More)

PURPOSE The aim of study was to determine the clinical characteristics and mutational profiles of the mismatch repair genes in… (More)

To examine the demographic and geographic patterns of small bowel cancer incidence in the United States and worldwide. Incidence… (More)

PURPOSE Studies from Europe have demonstrated an increased risk of malignancy, especially non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in patients… (More)

BACKGROUND Little is known about the incidence of cancers of the small bowel. METHODS Data from cancer registries participating… (More)

We report on 14 cases of intestinal adenocarcinoma complicating Crohn's disease, seven occurring in the small bowel and seven in… (More)

An unusual small intestinal tumor was found in a 61-year-old male who complained of intermittent right lower quadrant burning… (More)