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ArticleCureus2025

Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Crohn's Disease.

Se Yeon Kim, Brandon Wiggins, Daniel Ramirez, Mark Minaudo

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Se Yeon KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, USA.
Brandon WigginsDepartment of Internal Medicine/Division of Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, USA.
Daniel RamirezDepartment of Internal Medicine/Division of Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, USA.
Mark MinaudoDepartment of Internal Medicine/Division of Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is a rare gastrointestinal malignancy, with the majority of cases seen in the duodenum. SBA often poses a diagnostic challenge due to its non-specific presentation. A 46-year-old female smoker presented with a 6-week history of persistent abdominal pain and nausea. The initial workups, including computed tomography and colonoscopy, demonstrated evidence of suspected Crohn's disease (CD). The histopathology of an ileocecal valve ulcer revealed invasive adenocarcinoma. Our case highlights the necessity of considering SBA in the differential diagnosis for patients exhibiting symptoms similar to Crohn's disease, as delays in diagnosis and treatment may result in disease progression and complications, including small bowel obstruction.

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crohn’s disease (cd)gastroenterology tumorileocecal regionsmall bowel adenocarcinoma (sba)small bowel tumors

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PMID41122556
PMCPMC12536946

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