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==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==


'''History:'''
=== '''History:''' ===
 
Patients usually present with non-specific symptoms such as:
Patients usually present with non-specific symptoms such as:
* [[Lethargy]]
* [[Lethargy]]
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* Abdominal mass
* Abdominal mass


'''Common Symptoms:'''
=== '''Common Symptoms:''' ===
 
*Majority of patients with small Intestinal cancers are asymptomatic or have non-specific symptoms, which contributes to its late diagnosis, misdiagnoses and more investigations.<ref name="pmid24701741">{{cite journal |vauthors=Williamson JM, Williamson RC |title=Small bowel tumors: pathology and management |journal=J Med Assoc Thai |volume=97 |issue=1 |pages=126–37 |date=January 2014 |pmid=24701741 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Majority of patients with small Intestinal cancers are asymptomatic or have non-specific symptoms, which contributes to its late diagnosis, misdiagnoses and more investigations.<ref name="pmid24701741">{{cite journal |vauthors=Williamson JM, Williamson RC |title=Small bowel tumors: pathology and management |journal=J Med Assoc Thai |volume=97 |issue=1 |pages=126–37 |date=January 2014 |pmid=24701741 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Symptoms are nonspecific and can include:
*Symptoms are nonspecific and can include:
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**[[Melena|Blood in stools]]
**[[Melena|Blood in stools]]


 
===  '''Less common symptoms:''' ===
'''Less common symptoms:'''
*Small intestine cancer may also present with advance are rare symptoms, when more common and early symptoms are ignored,e.g:
*Small intestine cancer may also present with advance are rare symptoms, when more common and early symptoms are ignored,e.g:
**[[Intestinal obstruction|Obstruction of intestine]]
**[[Intestinal obstruction|Obstruction of intestine]]
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*Symptoms related to obstruction appear when tumor is at advanced stage as, contents of [[small intestine]] are mostly fluid.
*Symptoms related to obstruction appear when tumor is at advanced stage as, contents of [[small intestine]] are mostly fluid.
*Due to non-specific symptoms, a very high level of suspicion is required.<ref name="pmid2424326">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zollinger RM |title=Primary neoplasms of the small intestine |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=151 |issue=6 |pages=654–8 |date=June 1986 |pmid=2424326 |doi= |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid4843046">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wilson JM, Melvin DB, Gray GF, Thorbjarnarson B |title=Primary malignancies of the small bowel: a report of 96 cases and review of the literature |journal=Ann. Surg. |volume=180 |issue=2 |pages=175–9 |date=August 1974 |pmid=4843046 |pmc=1343634 |doi= |url=}}</ref> <ref name="pmid6691554">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ouriel K, Adams JT |title=Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=147 |issue=1 |pages=66–71 |date=January 1984 |pmid=6691554 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Due to non-specific symptoms, a very high level of suspicion is required.<ref name="pmid2424326">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zollinger RM |title=Primary neoplasms of the small intestine |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=151 |issue=6 |pages=654–8 |date=June 1986 |pmid=2424326 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4843046">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wilson JM, Melvin DB, Gray GF, Thorbjarnarson B |title=Primary malignancies of the small bowel: a report of 96 cases and review of the literature |journal=Ann. Surg. |volume=180 |issue=2 |pages=175–9 |date=August 1974 |pmid=4843046 |pmc=1343634 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6691554">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ouriel K, Adams JT |title=Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=147 |issue=1 |pages=66–71 |date=January 1984 |pmid=6691554 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]

Overview

Symptoms of small intestine cancer include abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, and jaundice.

History and Symptoms

History:

Patients usually present with non-specific symptoms such as:

Common Symptoms:

  • Majority of patients with small Intestinal cancers are asymptomatic or have non-specific symptoms, which contributes to its late diagnosis, misdiagnoses and more investigations.[1]
  • Symptoms are nonspecific and can include:

Less common symptoms:

  • Symptoms related to obstruction appear when tumor is at advanced stage as, contents of small intestine are mostly fluid.
  • Due to non-specific symptoms, a very high level of suspicion is required.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Williamson JM, Williamson RC (January 2014). "Small bowel tumors: pathology and management". J Med Assoc Thai. 97 (1): 126–37. PMID 24701741.
  2. Zollinger RM (June 1986). "Primary neoplasms of the small intestine". Am. J. Surg. 151 (6): 654–8. PMID 2424326.
  3. Wilson JM, Melvin DB, Gray GF, Thorbjarnarson B (August 1974). "Primary malignancies of the small bowel: a report of 96 cases and review of the literature". Ann. Surg. 180 (2): 175–9. PMC 1343634. PMID 4843046.
  4. Ouriel K, Adams JT (January 1984). "Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine". Am. J. Surg. 147 (1): 66–71. PMID 6691554.

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