Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel Revealing Celiac Disease in an Adult: Case Report

Overview

Journal Ann Med Surg (Lond)

Publisher Wolters Kluwer

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2023 Apr 28

PMID 37113914

Authors

Hajer Hassine

Sarra Ben Azouz

Haythem Yacoub

Habiba Debbabi

Dhouha Cherif

Hela Kchir

Nadia Maamouri

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Abstract

Cancer of the small bowel is a rare malignancy. With an incidence of less than one per 100 000 people, it makes up only 5% of all gastrointestinal tract cancers. Celiac disease is a relatively common pathology and is often associated with the development of small bowel lymphoma. However, it is also a known risk factor for small bowel adenocarcinoma. The authors are reporting a case of a patient with recurrent bowel obstruction found to have a small bowel adenocarcinoma and an underlying celiac disease.

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