Surgery is the most common treatment of small intestine cancer.

There are different types of treatment for patients with small intestine cancer.

Tests and procedures to stage small intestine cancer are usually done at the same time as diagnosis.

In order to plan treatment, it is important to know the type of small intestine cancer and whether the tumor can be removed by surgery.

There are multiple types of small intestine cancer, causing about 1,100 deaths each year.

Risk factors for small intestine cancer include the following:

Possible signs of small intestine cancer include abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss.

Small intestine cancer is grouped according to whether or not the tumor can be completely removed by surgery.

Treatment of locally recurrent small intestine cancer may include the following:

These and other symptoms may be caused by small intestine cancer or by other conditions.

Several different subtypes of small intestine cancer exist.

The type of small intestine cancer.

A higher than normal amount of a substance can be a sign of liver disease that may be caused by small intestine cancer.

Small intestine cancer: Rarely, cancer may affect the small intestine.

A study of small intestine cancer patients reported that alcohol consumption was associated with adenocarcinomas and malignant carcinoid tumors.

See the General Information section for a description of tests and procedures used to detect, diagnose, and stage small intestine cancer.

The lead reviewers for Small Intestine Cancer Treatment are:

Refer to the following PDQ summaries for more information on small intestine cancer:

Tests that examine the small intestine are used to detect (find), diagnose, and stage small intestine cancer.

Small intestine cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the small intestine.

Adenocarcinoma starts in glandularcells in the lining of the small intestine and is the most common type of small intestine cancer.

This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of small intestine cancer.

Procedures that create pictures of the small intestine and the area around it help diagnose small intestine cancer and show how far the cancer has spread.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent small intestine cancer.

In oncology, small intestine cancer, also small bowel cancer and cancer of the small bowel, is a cancer of the small intestine.