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Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America - 1 Sept 2016
Aparicio Thomas, Zaanan Aziz, Mary Florence, Afchain Pauline, Manfredi Sylvain, Evans Thomas Ronald Jeffry
Abstract excerpt
Small bowel adenocarcinomas (SBAs) are rare tumors, but their incidence is increasing. The most common primary location is the duodenum. Even though SBAs are more often sporadic, some diseases are risk factors. Early diagnosis of small bowel adenocarcinoma remains difficult, despite significant radiologic and endoscopic progress. After R0 surgical resection, the main prognostic factor is lymph node invasion. An...
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