Clinical significance of colonoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal polyps and neoplasms: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Some authors have studied the relationship between the presence of polyps, adenomas and cancers of upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach and duodenum) and risk of colorectal polyps and neoplasms; however, the results are controversial, which ...
Zhen-Jie Wu+4 more
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Most familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients undergo total colectomy, but duodenal polyposis develops in up to 90% of patients with FAP and a 4% to 18% risk of duodenal and ampullary cancer remains.
Dawn Jung, Ji Eun Jung, Chang Moo Kang
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Duodenal carcinoid tumour – a case report [PDF]
Duodenal carcinoids are rare tumours of the small intestine with heterogenous clinical and pathological characteristics. The long-term prognosis is very good if discovered in the early stages.
Alexescu, Teodora Gabriela+7 more
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the Treitz’s angle– a very rare cause of high bowel obstruction [PDF]
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are somewhat rare gastrointestinal tumors - approximately 1% to 3% incidence, but they are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract.
Georgescu, Lota Corina+3 more
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A Case of Primary Duodenal Liposarcoma
Soft tissue sarcomas are common neoplasms accounting for 1% of all adult malignancies; however, soft tissue sarcomas infrequently arise from the abdominal viscera. Many case reports discuss gastric and esophageal neoplasms.
Zachary Whitham+2 more
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Seroreactivity against Helicobacter pylori VacA,50kDa and 30kDa along with alarm features may improve the diagnostic approach to uninvestigated dyspepsia: A pilot study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Alarm features (AF) are of limited utility in predicting endoscopic findings, and the majority of patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia will have no organic pathology identified at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. In our previous study,
Manojlović Nebojša+3 more
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A Rare Duodenal Subepithelial Tumor: Duodenal Schwannoma [PDF]
Schwannomas are uncommon neoplasms that arise from Schwann cells of the neural sheath. Gastrointestinal schwannomas are rare among mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and only a few cases have been reported to date. Duodenal schwannomas are
Dong Hwahn Kahng+4 more
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Correction to: Endoscopic and surgical management of nonampullary duodenal neoplasms [PDF]
Michael J. Bartel+12 more
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Collision of ductal adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Background: Simultaneous occurrence of exocrine and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas is very infrequent. We report a patient with an endocrine tumor in the pancreatic-duodenal area and extensive exocrine carcinoma involving the whole pancreas.
Blandamura, Stella+6 more
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An uncommon cause of digestive neoplasm: duodenal melanoma
We present and discuss the case of one patient that presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain in the right hypochondrium radiated to epigastrium and low-grade fever with blood test that shows dissociated colesthasis therefore admitted in the gastroenterology service with choledocholithiasis suspicion.
Andrés Felipe, Castañeda Agredo+4 more
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