A rare cause of acute abdominal pain: small intestine adenocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Pınar Tosun Taşar (Author), Faruk Yıldız (Author), Özge Timur (Author), Filiz Yıldırım (Author), Adem Aslan (Author), Sevilay Özmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SERNEV, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Malignant tumors of the small intestine comprise 2-3% of all gastrointestinal cancers. Adenocarcinomas account for 95% of primary small intestine malignancies. The prevalence of adenocarcinoma increases with advanced age. They are commonly located in the distal duodenum and the proxima...