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Small bowel cancer is very rare, accounting for <5% of <abbr>GI</abbr> cancers. Most small bowel tumours are benign. Cancer may be adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine, lymphoma, GIST, or other mesenchymal cancers. | '''Small bowel cancer''' is very rare, accounting for <5% of <abbr>GI</abbr> cancers. Most small bowel tumours are benign. Cancer may be adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine, lymphoma, GIST, or other mesenchymal cancers. | ||
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a mesenchymal tumour of the GI tract. It may occur anywhere in the GI-tract, but most frequently in the stomach and small intestine. | Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a mesenchymal tumour of the GI tract. It may occur anywhere in the GI-tract, but most frequently in the [[Gastric cancer|stomach]] and small intestine. | ||
[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]] | [[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 27 October 2023
Small bowel cancer is very rare, accounting for <5% of GI cancers. Most small bowel tumours are benign. Cancer may be adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine, lymphoma, GIST, or other mesenchymal cancers.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a mesenchymal tumour of the GI tract. It may occur anywhere in the GI-tract, but most frequently in the stomach and small intestine.