Characteristics and outcomes of small bowel adenocarcinoma: 14 years of experience at a single tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is an extremely rare cancer type. In the present study, the patient characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients diagnosed and treated for SBA at a single tertiary hospital were reported. All patients diagnosed and managed between 2007 and 2020 were reviewed. Regression analysis was used to assess variables associated with the metastatic stage at diagnosis. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival and the log-rank test was used to determine factors associated with survival outcomes. Out of 137 cases of small bowel primary tumor, 43 consecutive patients with SBA were diagnosed with a median age of 53 years and the majority (76.7%) were males. The common initial presenting symptoms were abdominal pain (58.8%) and bowel obstruction (30.2%). T

SUBMITTER: Alshamsan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature