What is Duodenal cancer?
{{Infobox Disease | Name = Duodenal cancer | Image = Duodenal adenocarcinoma.png | Caption = Endoscopic image of adenocarcinoma of duodenum seen in the post-bulbar duodenum. | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|C|17|0|c|15}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|152.0}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D004379 | }} '''Duodenal cancer''' is a type of [[cancer]] in the [[small intestine]]. It is something like [[gastric cancer]] and [[colorectal cancer]]. [[Familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP), [[Gardner Syndrome]], [[Lynch Syndrome]], [[Muir-Torre syndrome]], [[Celiac sprue]], [[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome|Puetz-Jeghers]], [[Crohn's Disease]] and [[Juvenile polyposis syndrome|Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome]] are risk factors for having this cancer.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kalogerinis PT, Poulos JE, Morfesis A| display-authors = etal|title=Duodenal carcinoma at the ligament of Treitz. A molecular and clinical perspective |journal=BMC Gastroenterol |volume=10 |issue= |pages=109 |year=2010 |pmid=20849628 |pmc=2949773 |doi=10.1186/1471-230X-10-109 | doi-access = free}}</ref> The [[duodenum]] is the first part of the small intestine. It is located between the [[stomach]] and the [[jejunum]]. After foods combine with [[stomach acid]], they go down into the duodenum where they mix with [[bile]] from the [[gall bladder]] and [[digestive juices]] from the [[pancreas]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{tumours}} [[Category:Cancer]]