Primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine occurs in over 50% of cases in the duodenum. However,its location in the third and fourth duodenal portions occurs rarely and is a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this wo...Primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine occurs in over 50% of cases in the duodenum. However,its location in the third and fourth duodenal portions occurs rarely and is a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this work is to report an adenocarcinoma of the third and fourth duodenal portions,emphasizing its diagnostic difficulty and the value of video capsule endoscopy. A man,40 years old,with no medical history,with abdominal discomfort and progressive fatigue,presented four months ago with one episode o f m o d e ra t e m e l e n a. T h e p hy s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n was normal,except for mucosal pallor. Blood tests were consistent with microcytic,hypochromic iron deficiency anemia with 7.8 g/d L hemoglobin. The upper and lower endoscopy were normal. Additional work-up with video capsule endoscopy showed a polypoid lesion involving the third and fourth portions o f t h e d u o d e n u m. B i o p s y s h o w e d a m o d e ra t e l y differentiated adenocarcinoma. Abdominal computed tomography showed a wall thickening from the third duodenal portion to the proximal jejunum,without distant metastasis. The patient underwent segmental resection(distal duodenum and proximal jejunum) with duodenojejunostomy. The surgical specimen histology confirmed the biopsy diagnosis,with transmural infiltration,without nodal involvement. Conclusion: Adenocarcinoma of the third and fourth portions of the duodenum is difficult to diagnose and capsule endoscopy is of great value.展开更多
We report here the case of a young man suffering from a rare germ cell tumour. The patient was a 25-yearold man who was referred to our centre for asthenia, stinging epigastric pain, and an iron deficiency anaemia. Ga...We report here the case of a young man suffering from a rare germ cell tumour. The patient was a 25-yearold man who was referred to our centre for asthenia, stinging epigastric pain, and an iron deficiency anaemia. Gastroscopy revealed a circumferential vegetating lesion on the second portion of the duodenum. The lesion was indurated at the third portion of the duodenum, responsible for a tight stenosis. A computerized tomography-scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, and a pancreatic MRI showed a circumferential lesion with a bi-ductal dilatation(i.e., of the common bile duct and Wirsung's duct) without metastatic localisation. The patient underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy with lymph node dissection including all cellular adipose tissues of the hepatic pedicle from the hepatic common artery and of the retroportal lamina. Histological findings were suggestive of a duodenal embryonal carcinoma with pancreatic infiltration. This is the second published case highlighting the duodenal primitive localisation of an embryonal carcinoma with pancreatic infiltration.展开更多
文摘Primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine occurs in over 50% of cases in the duodenum. However,its location in the third and fourth duodenal portions occurs rarely and is a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this work is to report an adenocarcinoma of the third and fourth duodenal portions,emphasizing its diagnostic difficulty and the value of video capsule endoscopy. A man,40 years old,with no medical history,with abdominal discomfort and progressive fatigue,presented four months ago with one episode o f m o d e ra t e m e l e n a. T h e p hy s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n was normal,except for mucosal pallor. Blood tests were consistent with microcytic,hypochromic iron deficiency anemia with 7.8 g/d L hemoglobin. The upper and lower endoscopy were normal. Additional work-up with video capsule endoscopy showed a polypoid lesion involving the third and fourth portions o f t h e d u o d e n u m. B i o p s y s h o w e d a m o d e ra t e l y differentiated adenocarcinoma. Abdominal computed tomography showed a wall thickening from the third duodenal portion to the proximal jejunum,without distant metastasis. The patient underwent segmental resection(distal duodenum and proximal jejunum) with duodenojejunostomy. The surgical specimen histology confirmed the biopsy diagnosis,with transmural infiltration,without nodal involvement. Conclusion: Adenocarcinoma of the third and fourth portions of the duodenum is difficult to diagnose and capsule endoscopy is of great value.
文摘We report here the case of a young man suffering from a rare germ cell tumour. The patient was a 25-yearold man who was referred to our centre for asthenia, stinging epigastric pain, and an iron deficiency anaemia. Gastroscopy revealed a circumferential vegetating lesion on the second portion of the duodenum. The lesion was indurated at the third portion of the duodenum, responsible for a tight stenosis. A computerized tomography-scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, and a pancreatic MRI showed a circumferential lesion with a bi-ductal dilatation(i.e., of the common bile duct and Wirsung's duct) without metastatic localisation. The patient underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy with lymph node dissection including all cellular adipose tissues of the hepatic pedicle from the hepatic common artery and of the retroportal lamina. Histological findings were suggestive of a duodenal embryonal carcinoma with pancreatic infiltration. This is the second published case highlighting the duodenal primitive localisation of an embryonal carcinoma with pancreatic infiltration.
