Metastatic tumors of the jejunum-ileum
Keywords:
tumors, ileus, jejunumAbstract
Malignant tumors of sma/1 intestine are rare and in
clínica/ series metastatic involvement is exceptional.
In post mortem studies the frecuency increases,
particular/y in cases of mela noma. Sorne consider
that the sma/1 intestine has protective e/ements,
which other adjacent organs, such as the
stomach and co/on,lack.
Case material consists of three clínica/ cases of
metastasis in jejunoileum. There fol/ows a discussion
of patho/ogy, clinic, diagnosis and therapy.
In al/ patients carrying a primary tumor, fundamental/y
mela noma ar /ung cancer, as we/1 as digestive
symptoms of acute abdominal symptomato/ogy, the
differential diagnosis with metastasis in the sma/1
intestine should ever by present.
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