2015, Number 3
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Gaceta Médica Espirituana 2015; 17 (3)
High digestive hemorrhages as first clinical manifestation of neoplasia from the duodenal bulb. Case presentation
Nápoles VMB, Ornia GMM, Pérez ROD, Lorenzo CF, Rodríguez BJ
Language: Spanish
References: 11
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ABSTRACT
Background: Malignant neoplasias of the small intestine are not very common and the diagnosis is late because they are usually asymptomatic or the symptoms are intermittent and inespecific.
Objective: To offer a clinical-endoscopical and radiological teaching of the way of the presentation of the neoplasia of the duodenal bulb that made its debut with high digestive hemorrhage.
Case presentation: A 75 years old male patient who was admitted due to a high digestive bleeding in a way of dark vomits, several exams were performed, such as esophagogastroduodenoscopy as well as biopsy taking for histological study whose definite diagnosis was adenocarcinoma of the duodenal bulb.
Conclusions: In the diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract it is necessary to bear in mind as a nosologic diagnosis this type of malignant tumor since an timely treatment can assure a satisfactory evolution and a major survival for the patient.
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