3 Cases of Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Duodenum.
- Author:
Soong LEE
;
Young Jin KIM
;
Jong Cheir BAEK
;
Jae Il MYUNG
;
Wan KIM
;
Yun Mee KIM
;
Heon Seok KANG
;
Yeung Rok KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenocarcinoma;
Duodenum
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Duodenum*;
Endoscopy;
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
Incidence;
Prognosis;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1996;16(4):629-637
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is a rare disease, representing 0.35% of all gastrointestinal neoplasm and 0.042% of all malignant neoplasm. Since Ham-burger described the first duodenal caricinoma in 1746, the incidence has shown an increasing tendency. Compared with upper gastrointestinal contrast studies, the gastroduodenoscopy has gained an increasing popularity as an invesitigative tool in recent years. But the diagnosis is usually made at a very late stage because the symptoms are often non-specific, which contributes to delayed diagonsiss and poorer prognosis. We have experienced two cases of the primary carcinoma of the duodenal bulb and one case of carcinoma of the second portion, which were diagnosed by biopsy with gastrofiberoscopic endoscopy and operative finding. So we report three csses with a brief review of literature.
