Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation
Small bowel tumors are rare, accounting for <5% of gastrointestinal neoplasms, 1%–2% of these being malignant. The most common histological subtype is adenocarcinoma. Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is challenging to diagnose, often presents at a late stage, and has a poor prognosis. Therefore,...
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| description | Small bowel tumors are rare, accounting for <5% of gastrointestinal neoplasms, 1%–2% of these being malignant. The most common histological subtype is adenocarcinoma. Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is challenging to diagnose, often presents at a late stage, and has a poor prognosis. Therefore, a high index of clinical suspicion is required to diagnose such patients, and a better outcome with early-stage detection is expected. We report here two cases of jejunal adenocarcinoma. (a) A 53-year-old male presenting with iron deficiency anemia. (b) An 81-year old-female presenting with subacute intestinal obstruction. Diagnosis of SBA remains a challenge. A physician's suspicion and awareness are crucial in such patients. The early diagnosis will affect overall survival and mortality rate. Because the incidence of SBA is very low, there is a need for further studies to evaluate the possible application of newer investigative agents and strategies to obtain a better outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52a72f5929cb4385b5e87599743476842022-12-22T01:04:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Marine Medical Society0975-36052018-01-0120215315610.4103/jmms.jmms_39_18Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentationGurjeet Singh ChowdharyPurvesh AgrawalSmall bowel tumors are rare, accounting for <5% of gastrointestinal neoplasms, 1%–2% of these being malignant. The most common histological subtype is adenocarcinoma. Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is challenging to diagnose, often presents at a late stage, and has a poor prognosis. Therefore, a high index of clinical suspicion is required to diagnose such patients, and a better outcome with early-stage detection is expected. We report here two cases of jejunal adenocarcinoma. (a) A 53-year-old male presenting with iron deficiency anemia. (b) An 81-year old-female presenting with subacute intestinal obstruction. Diagnosis of SBA remains a challenge. A physician's suspicion and awareness are crucial in such patients. The early diagnosis will affect overall survival and mortality rate. Because the incidence of SBA is very low, there is a need for further studies to evaluate the possible application of newer investigative agents and strategies to obtain a better outcome.http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2018;volume=20;issue=2;spage=153;epage=156;aulast=ChowdharyCapsule endoscopydiagnosisFOLFOXsmall bowel adenocarcinomasurgery |
| spellingShingle | Gurjeet Singh Chowdhary Purvesh Agrawal Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation Journal of Marine Medical Society Capsule endoscopy diagnosis FOLFOX small bowel adenocarcinoma surgery |
| title | Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| title_full | Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| title_fullStr | Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| title_short | Case series: Two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| title_sort | case series two rare cases of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma with different clinical presentation |
| topic | Capsule endoscopy diagnosis FOLFOX small bowel adenocarcinoma surgery |
| url | http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2018;volume=20;issue=2;spage=153;epage=156;aulast=Chowdhary |
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