A Case of Primary Jejunal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by Single Balloon Enteroscopy.
- Author:
Youngju LEE
1
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Sung Hyung HA
;
Seok Ho DONG
;
Hyo Jong KIM
;
Byung Ho KIM
;
Young Woon CHANG
;
Rin CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jyjang@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Jejunal neoplasms;
Mucinous adenocarcinoma;
Single balloon enteroscopy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous;
Biopsy;
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
Humans;
Incidence;
Jejunal Neoplasms;
Jejunum;
Middle Aged;
Mucins;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;40(3):199-202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The small bowel rarely develops neoplasm, and tumor of the small bowel accounts for only 1~2% of all gastrointestinal neoplasm. Most cases of jejunal and ileal adenocarconoma are of the well or moderately differentiated type. Mucinous adenocarcinoma is diagnosed when the amount of extracellular mucin in a tumor is over 50% and its incidence in the small bowel is very low. A 49-year-old man presented with postprandial abdominal pain and vomiting for the previous 2 months. The abdominal computed tomography scan showed about a 6.5 cm-sized mass at the proximal jejunum. Single balloon enteroscopy was done preoperatively for making the diagnosis and the biopsy showed mucinous adenocarcinoma of the proximal jejunum. Under the diagnosis of primary jejunal cancer. We report here on our case for which a definite diagnosis was made before surgery by performing single balloon enteroscopy, and we review the relevant medical literature.
