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Cánceres del Intestino Delgado

 

Cancer of the Small Bowel

What is the small bowel? The small bowel, also known as the small intestine, is the portion of the digestive tract that connects the stomach and the large bowel, also called the colon (see colon cancer). There are three distinct parts of the small bowel: 1) the duodenum, 2) the jejunum and 3) the ileum. (Note: Although these three parts can all be grouped under the term "small bowel", there are several notable differences between them, such as blood supply, degree of attachment, surrounding structures, etc.) In order to fit inside a person's body, the small and large intestines are folded up into a very compact form. However, if you were to unfold the small bowel and measure its full length, it would be about 15 to 20 feet long! In fact, the small bowel makes up about 75% of the entire digestive system. What does the small bowel do? The small bowel plays a critical role in the ... read more on Cancer of the Small Bowel

Recursos de NCI

NCI CANCERLIT® Search: Small Intestine Cancer - October 2001
Duodenal adenomatosis in familial adenomatous polyposis coli. A review of the literature and results from the Heidelberg Polyposis Register. [Gastrointestinal bleeding from capillary hemangioma of the ileum detected by 99mTc-HSAD...

NCI CANCERLIT® Search: Small Intestine Cancer - September 2001
Table of ContentsAnalysis of clonal relationship using single-cell polymerase chain reaction in a patient with concomitant mantle cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma.An autopsy case of pancreatic and ectopic nesidioblastosis.[The transverse...

NCI CANCERLIT® Search: Small Intestine Cancer - April 2002
Mesenteric lymphangioma causing bowel obstruction: report of one case. [Esophagojejunostomy after Roux following gastrectomy for cancer of the stomach] [von Recklinghausen disease associated with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and...

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