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Adenocarcinoma Of Small Intestine (Cancer)

Section of small bowel surgically removed for adenocarcinoma that grew through the wall. By: CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.
Section of small bowel surgically removed for adenocarcinoma that grew through the wall. By: CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.

What Is Adenocarcinoma Of Small Intestine?

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]denocarcinomas are malignant tumors, or cancer, of the small bowel arising out of glandular tissue. They fall in the category of rare neoplasm, comprising only 3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies.

Primary adenocarcinoma is the most common histological (cell) subtype constituting 35–50% of cases.1 

Q: What does adenocarcinoma look like?

A: Adenocarcinoma may manifest as strictures, nodules, excavating masses, or annular lesions.2

What Is Adenocarcinoma Of Small Intestine In Celiac Disease and/or Gluten Sensitivity?

Sources:
  1. Benhammane H, El M’rabet FZ, Serhouchni KI, El yousfi M, Charif I, Toughray I, et al. Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma Complicating Coeliac Disease: A Report of Three Cases and the Literature Review. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2012; 2012: 935183. Published online 2012 December 1. doi: 10.1155/2012/935183 [↩]
  2. Ramachandran I, Sinha R, Rajesh A, Verma R. Multidetector row CT of small bowel tumors.  Clinical Radiology. 2007; 62:607-614. [↩]