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In [[oncology]], '''small intestine cancer''', also '''small bowel cancer''' and '''cancer of the small bowel''', is a [[cancer]] of the [[small intestine]]. It is relatively rare compared to other gastrointestinal malignancies such as [[gastric cancer]] (stomach cancer) and [[colorectal cancer]]. | |||
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Risk factors for small intestine cancer include<ref>Delaunoit T, Neczyporenko F, Limburg PJ, Erlichman C. Pathogenesis and risk factors of small bowel adenocarcinoma: a colorectal cancer sibling? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;100(3):703-10. PMID 15743371.</ref><ref>Chen AC, Neugut AI. Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestine. eMedicine.com. URL: [http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm]. Accessed on: June 2, 2006.</ref>: | Risk factors for small intestine cancer include<ref>Delaunoit T, Neczyporenko F, Limburg PJ, Erlichman C. Pathogenesis and risk factors of small bowel adenocarcinoma: a colorectal cancer sibling? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;100(3):703-10. PMID 15743371.</ref><ref>Chen AC, Neugut AI. Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestine. eMedicine.com. URL: [http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm]. Accessed on: June 2, 2006.</ref>: | ||
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In oncology, small intestine cancer, also small bowel cancer and cancer of the small bowel, is a cancer of the small intestine. It is relatively rare compared to other gastrointestinal malignancies such as gastric cancer (stomach cancer) and colorectal cancer.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for small intestine cancer include[1][2]:
- Crohn's disease
- Celiac disease
- Radiation exposure
- Hereditary GI cancer syndromes: familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Male
Benign tumours and conditions that may be mistaken for cancer of the small bowel:
References
- ↑ Delaunoit T, Neczyporenko F, Limburg PJ, Erlichman C. Pathogenesis and risk factors of small bowel adenocarcinoma: a colorectal cancer sibling? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar;100(3):703-10. PMID 15743371.
- ↑ Chen AC, Neugut AI. Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestine. eMedicine.com. URL: http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2651.htm. Accessed on: June 2, 2006.