Tumores primarios del yeyuno-íleon: correlación clínico-patológica / Jejunoileal primary tumors: experience in 24 patients

Background: Short bowel tumors correspond to 2 percent of gastrointestinal tract tumors and are the third cause of bowel obstruction. Aim: To perform a clinico-pathological correlation of jejunoileal tumors. Patients and Methods: Retrospective revision of medical records of patients operated for a primary jejunoileal tumor in a period of 17 years, excluding duodenal tumors. Results: Twenty four patients were identified, seven had gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), six had a carcinoid tumor and five had lymphomas. GIST predominantly involved distal jejunum and proximal ileum, while carcinoid tumors and lymphomas tended to involve the distal ileum. The main clinical presentation of GIST was gastrointestinal bleeding. Carcinoid tumors presented mostly as bowel occlusion and lymphomas as bowel perforation. Benign lesions tended to present as intussusception. CAT scan and CAT enteroclysis allowed the preoperative diagnosis in 20 patients. Immunohistochemistry was relevant for the pathological diagnosis and radical surgery was the basis of treatment. Prognosis depended on the pathology of the tumor, the degree of malignancy and the tumor stage at the moment of diagnosis. Conclusions: Excluding duodenum, GIST and carcinoid tumors account for 65 percent of primary malignant tumors of jejunum and ileum. Some clues for the diagnosis can be obtained from the clinical picture of the patients.

Objetivo: Establecer una correlación clínico-patológico de los tumores primarios de yeyuno e íleon (Y-I). Pacientes y Método: Revisión retrospectiva que incluye todos los pacientes intervenidos por un tumor primario de Y-I, con exclusión de los tumores de duodeno, en un período de 17 años. Resultados: 24 pacientes, destacando 7 tumores GIST, 6 carcinoides y 5 linfomas. Predominio de sexo masculino (20/4), distribución por edad variable según el tipo de tumor (promedio 55,5 años en los GIST, 64 años en los tumores carcinoides y 50 años en los linfomas). Es llamativo el compromiso del yeyuno y de íleon proximal de los GIST, mientras que los tumores carcinoides y el linfoma afectan de preferencia al íleon terminal. En la presentación clínica predomina la hemorragia digestiva en los GIST, la obstrucción intestinal incompleta en los carcinoides, la perforación en los linfomas, la obstrucción aguda en los adenocarcinomas y la intususcepción en las lesiones benignas. La tomografía computada (TC) y la enteroclisis por TC permitió el diagnóstico preoperatorio en 20 pacientes. La inmunohistoquímica (IHQ) es relevante en el diagnóstico histopatológico de certeza y la cirugía radical con R0 es la base del tratamiento de estas lesiones. El pronóstico depende del tipo histológico, el grado de malignidad y la etapa al momento del diagnóstico. Excluyendo el duodeno, el GIST y los tumores carcinoides representan más de la mitad del global y el 65 por ciento de las neoplasias malignas primarias que afectan el segmento Y-I. Conclusión: A pesar de la rareza y de la heterogeneidad de estos tumores, es posible reconocer una correlación clínico patológica útil en el manejo quirúrgico de los tumores primarios de Y-I.

Tumor do estroma gastrintestinal (GIST): relato de caso / Gastrintestinal stromal tumor (GIST): case report

The authors report a case of a male patient in his forties with progressive abdominal pain associated with weight loss, dyspnea, and edema of the inferior limbs, culminating in a surgical acute abdomen. A segmental enterectomy containing a lesion of about 10cm in diameter was performed. It was later confirmed, by means of immuno-hystochemistry, as being a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of high biological aggressiveness. Etiology, diagnosis, classification, prognosis and therapeutic with Imatinib Mesylate - STI-571 (Glivec® - Novartis) are hence discussed.

Jejunal Metastasis from Primary Lung Cancer / 대한소화기학회지

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Adenocarcinoma at angle of treitz: a report of two cases with review of literature.

We report two patients with adenocarcinoma at angle of treitz who presented with upper GI(gastrointestinal) obstruction and underwent segmental resection of duodeno-jejunal junction. Preoperative investigations failed to reveal the nature of the lesion suggesting the elusive nature of these lesions, importance of clinical suspicion and decision-making.

Aggressive angiomyxoma of the jejunum: a rare cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for nearly 5% of all gastrointestinal haemorrhage and is frequently due to a lesion in the small bowel. We report the case of a male patient with obscure overt gastrointestinal bleed in whom repeated upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, computed tomography scanning and exploratory laparotomy showed no specific pathology. However, on capsule endoscopy done subsequently, a small polyp in the jejunum was located and resected. Histology revealed an aggressive angiomyxoma. This type of small bowel lesion has not been reported in the literature before.

Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of intestine: a case report.

Smooth muscle tumors of the alimentary tract are uncommon.Cancer of small intestine comprises less than 20% of all malignant tumors. A 65-year-old male patient was admitted with complain of pain in abdomen since 7 days. He was diagnosed as a case of acute intestinal obstruction and on laparotomy an extraluminal mass was found at jejunoileal junction. Histopathology revealed a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The case is reported with review of literature and criteria for differentiation between benign and malignant tumors are enumerated.

A Case of Primary Jejunal Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by Enteroscopy using Pediatric Colonoscope / 대한소화기학회지

A 39-year-old man presented with dizziness and melena for 2 months. Abdominal CT scan showed constrictive wall thickening with enhancement and proximal loop dilatation of the jejunum. On endoscopic examination, there was large amount of bile stained fluid in duodenum. Enteroscopy using pediatric colonoscope demonstrated an encircling mass with obstruction approximately 20 cm distal to the ligament of Treitz. Endoscopic jejunal biopsy showed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Small intestinal adenocarcinoma is uncommonly encountered in clinical practice. Because small intestine is relatively inaccessible via routine endoscopy, diagnosis of small intestinal neoplasm is often delayed for several months after the onset of symptoms. Most of the patients are diagnosed in advanced stage. Therefore, when a small bowel neoplasm is suspected, enteroscopy is the most useful study. If enteroscope is not available, enteroscopy using pediatric colonoscope may permit earlier preoperative diagnosis. We report a case of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy using pediatric colonoscope.

Jejunal carcinoma.

We report here the case of a patient with jejunal adenocarcinoma who presented with features of upper gut obstruction and was diagnosed post-operatively on histology.

Carcinoma of the jejunum with multideposit peritoneal seeding, resection and intraperitoneal chemotherapy / Carcinoma del yeyuno con siembra peritoneal – depósito múltiple resección y quimioterapia intraperitoneal

Jejunal adenocarcinoma is rare, often presenting late with widespread intraperitoneal disease. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) has been shown in non-randomized studies to improve the survival of patients presenting with intraperitoneal metastases from carcinoma of the colon, appendix and stomach and in primary peritoneal malignancies including mesothelioma and pseudomyxoma peritonei, providing that adequate operative cytoreduction can be performed. A case is presented of obstructive jejunal adenocarcinoma in which 19 intraperitoneal deposits were excised. The patient was treated successfully with immediate postoperative IPC followed by systemic chemotherapy. This condition is reviewed along with the rationale for IPC.

El adenocarcinoma del yeyuno es raro, presentándose a menudo de forma tardía con enfermedad intraperitoneal extensa. Estudios no randomizados han demostrado que la quimioterapia intraperitoneal (QIP) mejora la supervivencia de pacientes que presentan metástasis intraperitoneal del carcinoma de colon, apéndice y estómago, así como en malignidades peritoneales primarias, incluyendo el mesotelioma y el pseudomixoma peritoneal, siempre que se realice una adecuada citoreducción quirúrgica. Se presenta un caso de adenocarcinoma yeyunal obstructivo en el que se extirparon 19 depósitos del intraperitoneal, tratándose inmediatamente al paciente exitosamente con quimioterapia intraperitoneal postoperatoria, seguida de quimioterapia sistémica. Se examina esta condición junto con las razones para practicar la QIP.

Follicular dendritic cell tumor of mesentery--a case report.

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma also known as dendritic reticulum cell tumor is uncommon. It can arise in lymph nodes and extra nodal sites namely tonsils and intra abdominal locations. The tumor morphologically mimicks soft tissue sarcomas and hence requires immunohistochemical study for correct diagnosis. It pursues an indolent protracted course with recurrence and still be compatible with long survival. We report a case of follicular dendritic cell tumor of mesentery.

Malignancy risk prediction for primary jejunun-ilear tumors

This work is aimed at identifying factors associated with primary jejunum-ileal tumors malignancy, defining a prediction model with sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish malign from benign neoplasms. These tumors are rare, have highly unspecific presentation and, frequently, are diagnosed late. We reviewed the charts of 42 patients with primary jejunum-ileal tumors treated in the Department of General Surgery of Rio de Janeiro State University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, from 1969 to 1998. We performed bivariate analyses, based on chi 2 test, searching associations between tumors malignancy and demographic and clinical variables. Then logistic regression was employed to consider the independent effect of variables previously identified on malignancy risk. The malign tumors included 11 adenocarcinomas, 7 leiomyosarcomas, 5 carcinoids and 4 lymphomas; the benign tumors included 10 leiomyomas, 2 hamartomas, and single cases of adenoma, multiple neurilemoma and choristoma. The bivariate analyses indicated the association between malignancy and palpable abdominal mass (P = 0.003), period from signs and symptoms onset to diagnosis (P = 0.016), anemia (P = 0.020), anorexia (P = 0.003), abdominal pain (P = 0.031), weight loss (P = 0.001), nausea and vomit (P = 0.094), and intestinal obstruction (P = 0.066); no association with patients demographic characteristics were found. In the final logistic regression model, weight loss, anemia and intestinal obstruction were statistically associated with the dependent variable of interest. Based only on three variables--weight loss, anemia and intestinal obstruction-the model defined was able to predict primary jejunum-ileal tumors malignancy with sensitivity of 85.2 per cent, specificity of 80.0 per cent, and accuracy of 83.3 per cent

Leiomiomas de yeyuno como causa de hemorragia digestiva baja masiva: análisis de 2 casos / Jejunal leiomyomas as cause of masive low digestive hemorrhage: analysis of 2 cases

La hemorragia digestiva baja masiva sigue siendo un problema difícil de resolver, a pesar de los avances en técnicas diagnósticas. Los tumores de intestino delgado constituyen sólo el 1-3 porciento de los tumores del tracto digestivo, y las lesiones intestinales en general conforman el 5 por ciento del total de las causas de hemorragias digestivas bajas. A pesar de su baja frecuencia, estos tumores, cuando se oresentan, plantean dificultad en su diagnóstico y tratamiento. Dado lo infrecuente de su aparición y por el desafío diagnóstico y terapéutico que plantean, se presentan dos casos de leiomiomas de yeyuno que debutaron como hemorragia digestiva masiva de origen desconocido y que fueron resueltas finalmente en forma quirúrgica

Adenoma velloso de yeyuno con carcinoma invasor / Villous adenoma of the jejunum with invasive carcinoma

Los tumores de intestino delgado corresponden al 1,5 por ciento de los tumores gastrointestinales, ubicándose con mayor frecuencia en íleon. El adenoma velloso es una entidad clínica claramente reconocida en colon. Sin embargo, en intestino delgado son pocos los casos comunicados por la literatura, y éstos se ubican de preferencia en duodeno. Se presenta un caso clínico de adenoma velloso de yeyuno proximal, tratado por el autor. Se analiza cuadro clínico, métodos diagnóstico y terapéutica

Primary small intestinal adenocarcinoma.

Seven patients with adeno-carcinoma of the small intestine were seen over a period of five years. Four were localized to the duodenum, the jejunum was involved in two and the ileum in one. Abdominal pain, weight loss, anemia and obstruction were the most common presenting complaints. Endoscopy was the primary diagnostic modality for the duodenal tumours. Diagnostic accuracy of barium contrast examination was 83%. Curative resections were performed in two patients and palliative surgery in the rest.