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Carcinoma of the distal duodenum

Friday 26 February 2010, Boris Pekárek, M. D.

Adenocarcinoma of the distal duodenum:

  • rare tumor
  • often misdiagnosed by endoscopy
  • lower resection rate due to advanced disease

»Stell D., Mayer D., Mirza D., Buckels D. Delayed Diagnosis and Lower Resection Rate of Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Duodenum. Dig Surg 2004;21:434-439

Bigger image Endoscopy

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Keywords: adenocarcinoma of the distal duodenum, small bowel carcinoma, duodenal obstruction