The Condition"...visible blood loss (vomiting blood or a material that looks like coffee grounds, or black stools), severe nausea and vomiting (because of the blockage caused by the cancer in the small bowel), jaundice (when the cancer involves the upper small intestine and blocks the bile ducts draining the liver)..."
The Condition"...They may include abdominal discomfort associated with nausea, bloating and/or loss of appetite..."
The Condition"...All of these tumors have the potential to invade the bowel wall, spread into adjoining lymph nodes, and metastasize..."
The Condition"...Risk factors include the following ... Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is associated with Familial Polyposis Syndrome - an inherited disease in which the large bowel becomes carpeted by polyps of various dimensions during the second or third decade of life..."
The Condition"... Chemotherapy or radiation therapy may be useful if the cancer is widespread; radiation therapy also may be helpful if there is widespread disease or if local tumors come back..."
The Condition"...to several factors, such as the liquid nature of the contents of the small intestine (less irritation), the rapid transit time (less exposure time to toxic agents), the low bacteria count, or the alkaline pH..."
The Condition"...The prognosis is poor, however, if there is a small bowel lymphoma alongside celiac disease or a weakened immune system..."
The Condition"A rare condition in which cancerous tumors develop in the small bowel..."
The Condition"...of the 21st century, doctors in the US were diagnosing only about 1200 malignant small intestine tumors each year - a very small number compared to the frequency of tumors in other parts of the GI tract..."
The Condition colonoscopy may help diagnose tumors involving the lower areas of the small bowel..."
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.Terry SM, Santora T. Benign Neoplasm of the Small Intestine. eMedicine.com.
