Multiple Adenocarcinomas of the Small Bowel in a Patient with Brunner's Glands Agenesia: A Previously Unreported Association

Clin Pract. 2022 Aug 25;12(5):672-676. doi: 10.3390/clinpract12050069.

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rather uncommon and several etio-pathogenic factors have been proposed. We report a case of multiple synchronous adenocarcinomas arising in the non-ampullary duodenum and first tract of the jejunum in a background of Brunner's glands agenesia, chronic duodenitis, and extensive dysplasia in a 64 year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge such association has not been reported so far.

Keywords: Brunner’s gland agenesia; histology; intestinal dysplasia; pathological diagnosis; small bowel adenocarcinoma.

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  • Case Reports

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