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SMALL-INTESTINE-CANCER


origination date: 20/02/2002
originator: Maribel
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAMALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-DIGESTIVE-ORGANS-AND-PERITONEUM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
small intestine cancerdefinition: very rare cancer of the small intestine. A major risk factor is Crohn's disease. Symptoms include a lump in the abdomen, weight loss, blood in the stool or cramps. Diagnosis is carried out through upper GI series, CT scan, MRI, gastroscopy and biopsy. This cancer is classified according to cell type: adenocarcinoma, carcinoid tumor, lymphoma and leiomyosarcoma. Treatment depends on the stage of the disease. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 9
term type: main entry term

Spanish
cáncer del intestino delgadoterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 9
part of speech: noun
definition: tumor maligno muy raro del intestino delgado. Uno de los principales factores de riesgo es la enfermedad de Crohn. Los síntomas incluyen un bulto en el abdomen, pérdida de peso, sangre en las heces y calambres. El diagnóstico se lleva a cabo con TAC; resonancia magnética, gastroscopia y biopsia. Hay cuatro tipos de acuerdo con el tipo celular: adenocarcinoma, tumor carcinoide, linfoma y leiomiosarcoma. El tratamiento depende del alcance de la enfermedad. (es)
gender: masculine
number: singular