Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 10, 2015; 7(6): 652-658
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.652
Table 1 Patient characteristics by histological type of malignant small bowel tumor
GISTAdenocarcinomaLymphomaNeuroendocrine tumor
No. patients (% of MSBT)8 (28.6%)7 (25%)4 (14.3%)4 (14.3%)
Sex (M/F)7/13/42/24/0
Mean age (SD) (yr)64 ± 1559 ± 1648 ± 2255 ± 24
Clinical presentation
Overt- obscure OGIB4111
Occult- obscure OGIB3322
Diarrhea0001
Occlusion syndrome1310
Duodenum/ jejunum/ ileum0/7/10/6/10/3/10/0/4
Table 2 Final diagnosis and histological analysis by double balloon enteroscopy directed-biopsy
DBE biopsyFinal diagnosis (% of MSBTs)
MSBT20/25 (80%)28
GIST4/7 (57.1%)8 (28.6%)
Adenocarcinoma6/7 (85.7%)7 (25%)
Lymphoma4/4 (100%)4 (14.3%)
Neuroendocrine tumor2/3 (66.7%)4 (14.3%)
Metastatic3/3 (100%)4 (14.3%)
Kaposi Sarcoma1/1 (100%)1 (3.6%)