Small bowel tumors

Question 1

What is the differential diagnosis of benign tumors of the small intestine?

Answer 1

Leiomyoma, lipoma, lymphangioma, fibroma, adenomas, hemangiomas

Question 2

What are the sings and symptoms of small bowel tumors?

Answer 2

Abdomina PAIN
Wt LOSS
SBO
perforation

Question 3

What is the MC SBTumor?

Answer 3

Leiomyoma

Question 4

What is the most common Malignant

Answer 4

Adenocarcinoma

Question 5

What is the differential dx for malignant tumors of the SI.

Answer 5

1. AdenoCA (50%)
2. Carcinoid (25%)
3. Lymphoma (20%)
4. Sarcomas (<5%)

Question 6

What is the WORKUP of a SMALL bowel tumor?

Answer 6

UGI with small bowel follow through,, enteroclysis, CT scan, eneroscopy

Question 7

What is the treatment for malignant SB tumor?

Answer 7

Resection and removal of mesenteric draining lymph nodes

Question 8

What malignancy is classically associated with metastasis to small bowel?

Answer 8

Melanoma