TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary tumours of the duodenum
AU - Kaminski, Naftali
AU - Shaham, Dorit
AU - Eliakim, Rami
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Six primary duodenal tumours were diagnosed in our 300 bed institute during a period of 10 years. Two patients had benign tumours (leiomyoma and carcinoid) and four had malignant tumours (adenocarcinoma). The most common manifestation was severe iron deficiency anaemia. Diagnosis was usually delayed (with a mean time of 7.7 months from initial complaints), endoscopy being the most common and useful diagnostic tool. A curative procedure was performed in two patients. Patients with unexplained chronic iron deficiency anaemia should undergo thorough gastrointestinal evaluation, including the small intestine, as a curable disease may be found to be the source of the complaint.
AB - Six primary duodenal tumours were diagnosed in our 300 bed institute during a period of 10 years. Two patients had benign tumours (leiomyoma and carcinoid) and four had malignant tumours (adenocarcinoma). The most common manifestation was severe iron deficiency anaemia. Diagnosis was usually delayed (with a mean time of 7.7 months from initial complaints), endoscopy being the most common and useful diagnostic tool. A curative procedure was performed in two patients. Patients with unexplained chronic iron deficiency anaemia should undergo thorough gastrointestinal evaluation, including the small intestine, as a curable disease may be found to be the source of the complaint.
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U2 - 10.1136/pgmj.69.808.136
DO - 10.1136/pgmj.69.808.136
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AN - SCOPUS:0027460595
SN - 0032-5473
VL - 69
SP - 136
EP - 138
JO - Postgraduate Medical Journal
JF - Postgraduate Medical Journal
IS - 808
ER -