| Journal: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000159399 |
| ISSN: | 0100-6991 |
| Authors: | Souza, Hamilton Petry de1 Toneto, Marcelo Garcia Bonfanti, Andre Pandolfo, Gilmara |
| Institutions: | 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Season: | Mar-Abr |
| Volumen: | 26 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 122-124 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is an extremely rare disease, and represents only 0.35 % of all gastrointestinal malignies. Early detection of the disease is dificult because doesn't have pathognomonic simptoms. The Whipple procedure is the optimal method of treatment. The authors relate one case of a adenocarcinoma of the duodenum in a 65- year-old white female with a history of abdominal pain for a six-month period, associated with postprandial fullness, vomiting and weight loss. Endoscopy showed a elevated tumor in the second part of the duodenum, with partial obstruction of the lumen. Histological study of endoscopic biopsies reveled a moderare differentiated adenocarcinoma of the duodenum. The treatment was surgical. The authors comment on the more important aspects of this pathology |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Gastroenterología, Oncología, Duodeno, Adenocarcinoma |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Surgery, Duodenum, Adenocarcinoma |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
