Primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum. Case report

Introduction: Duodenal adenocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm. Tumors of the small intestine account only for 1–5% of the neoplasms of the digestive tract. 20% OF the cases appear in n the duodenum. Histopathologically the most frequent type, 30–50% of the cases is adenocarcinoma. The incidence of carcinoid is 25–30%, lymphoma 10–20%, leiomyosarcoma 13–15%. Early clinical symptoms of these malignancies are typically vague and non-specific and for this reason the disease is often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Case: A 64 year-old male patient presented with upper abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. He underwent…