The clinical feature and treatment of the small intestinal epithelioma
- Author:
Son Hong Trinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
small intestinal epithelioma
- MeSH:
Intestinal Neoplasms;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):19-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A restrospective study on 11 patients with the small intestinal epithelioma in Viet Duc hospital during 1990- 1999 was carried out. The results have shown that the small intestinal epithelionma account for 25% the malignant tumors in the small intestine; more than 80% patients were emergency operated due to the intestinal obstruction, digestive haemorrhage, peritonitis due to the tumor perforation. Most of the small intestinal epithelioma were diagnosed after the abdominal open and microstructure tests. The disease most frequently occurred in men with average ages of 44, rarely touch the abdominal tumor and the localization comonly occurred in the jajunum. The rate of the radical operation was low, the post operative infection was high; the chemotherapy after operation is not considered properly; the average survival after operation was 7.2 months.
