Multiple Adenocarcinomas of the Small Bowel in a Patient with Brunner’s Glands Agenesia: A Previously Unreported Association
Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rather uncommon and several etio-pathogenic factors have been proposed. We report a case of multiple synchronous adenocarcinomas arising in the non-ampullary duodenum and first tract of the jejunum in a background of Brunner’s glands agenesia, chronic duodenitis,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Clinics and Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/12/5/69 |
| Summary: | Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rather uncommon and several etio-pathogenic factors have been proposed. We report a case of multiple synchronous adenocarcinomas arising in the non-ampullary duodenum and first tract of the jejunum in a background of Brunner’s glands agenesia, chronic duodenitis, and extensive dysplasia in a 64 year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge such association has not been reported so far. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-7283 |