Primary adenocarcinoma of the angle of Treitz. Case report and review of the literature

C M Fronticelli; F Borghi; A Gattolin; A Ferrero; L Delsedime

doi:10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430220103025

Primary adenocarcinoma of the angle of Treitz. Case report and review of the literature

Arch Surg. 1996 Oct;131(10):1109-11. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430220103025.

Authors

C M Fronticelli¹, F Borghi, A Gattolin, A Ferrero, L Delsedime

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Turin University, Italy.

PMID: 8857913
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430220103025

Abstract

We describe a 54-year-old man who was referred with the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the angle of Treitz and treated with the use of a duodenojejunal segmentary resection. After a review of the literature, we emphasize the difficulty of making an early diagnosis and discuss the most appropriate surgical treatment of tumors of the angle of Treitz. The better prognosis of these neoplasms compared with those of the proximal duodenum can be supported by some embryological findings observed from a different research project currently in progress.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma* / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma* / therapy
Duodenal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Duodenal Neoplasms* / therapy
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Jejunal Neoplasms* / therapy
Male
Middle Aged