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2983438

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Primary duodenal carcinoma is an uncommon tumor that tends to be diagnosed late in its course because of a symptom complex compatible with many benign diseases. We reviewed the cases of five patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma treated at Norfolk General Hospital from 1973 to 1983. Periampullary tumors were excluded. The most common symptom, nausea and vomiting, was present in four patients, all of whom had microcytic anemia; in three, tests showed blood in stool specimens. The upper gastrointestinal series was suggestive of carcinoma in all patients. One of the lesions was proximal to the ampulla, while the other four were in the third and fourth portions of the duodenum. Only three of the lesions could be seen on upper GI endoscopy, and in only one of the three was the biopsy specimen positive for malignancy. At laparotomy, two patients had resectable lesions, but only segmental resection was done. Three patients had unresectable disease because of liver metastases and/or involvement of the root of the small bowel mesentery. Because delay in diagnosis of duodenal carcinoma may prevent successful resection, greater awareness of the possibility of these uncommon lesions, along with aggressive diagnostic work-up, may result in a higher percentage of cures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Carcinoma of the duodenum.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports