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[Primary malignant tumors of the small intestine]
M Erba1, E M Bortolani, M Boneschi
1Università degli Studi di Milano, Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Cardiovascolare.
Minerva Chirurgica
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
The clinical records of 10 patients with small intestinal tumors during a 27 years period were reviewed. The patients, 5 men and 5 women ranged from 17 to 79 years old. There were 6 carcinomas (60%), 3 lymphomas (30%), and 1 sarcoma (10%). Tumors were most frequent in the distal part of the small intestine (70%). The most common complaints were pain (70%) and obstruction (40%). All patients had surgical treatment; curative resection was attempted in 70% of the cases. Prognosis is poor, the mean survival time was 20.4 months.