Small bowel tumors: Formation and complications

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Vu Van Quan - Gastroenterologist - Department of General Surgery & Anesthesiology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital

Tumors of the small intestine can block the flow of food and affect digestion. When the tumor is large, it can cause intestinal obstruction, causing the patient to have abdominal pain. In addition, the long-term tumor bleeding will cause anemia.

1. Learn about small bowel tumors

Small bowel tumors are rare. Small bowel tumors can be one or more at the same time. Small bowel tumors are divided into 2 types:
Benign tumors: accounting for 25%, including: lipomas, polyposis of the intestine. Malignant neoplasm: adenocarcinoma in duodenum and jejunum; intestinal lymphoma; sarcoma; Gastrointestinal tumors (a type of cancer that can arise elsewhere in the stomach or colon). Most small bowel tumors are clinically asymptomatic for a long time. Half of all benign small bowel tumors are discovered incidentally during endoscopy or surgery. Symptoms may include:
You will have small bowel pain, nausea, weight loss, bleeding. Large tumors will cause symptoms of intestinal obstruction. The tumor may ulcerate and bleed. A lump in the abdomen.

2. Small bowel tumor formation

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Small bowel tumors begin when cells in the small intestine begin to grow out of control. The small intestine is a long tube (average length of 6.5m), curled up responsible for digesting food from the stomach down. The small intestine is the part of the digestive tract located between the stomach and the large intestine.
Although the small intestine makes up the majority of the gastrointestinal tract, small bowel cancer is less common than cancers of the same digestive group such as colon cancer, rectal cancer, stomach cancer, and cancer of the esophagus. manage .

3. Complications of small bowel tumors

Complications of small bowel tumors can include the following:
Tumors in the small intestine can block the flow of food and affect digestion. Larger tumors can cause intestinal obstruction, requiring emergency surgery. Bleeding from the tumor over time will cause anemia. Complicated small bowel tumor causing perforation of hollow viscera. Weakened Immune System: Abdominal pain, fatigue, poor absorption of food, and a weakened immune system. That leads to other diseases. Vinmec International General Hospital with a system of modern facilities, medical equipment and a team of experts and doctors with many years of experience in neurological examination and treatment, patients can completely rest in peace. Center for examination and treatment here.

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