Primary adenocarcinoma of the angle of Treitz. Case report and review of the literature
C. M. Fronticelli, F. Borghi, A. Gattolin, A. Ferrero and L. Delsedime
Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Turin University, Italy.
We describe a 54-year-old man who was referred with the diagnosis of
adenocarcinoma of the angle of Treitz and treated with the use of a
duodenojejunal segmentary resection. After a review of the literature, we
emphasize the difficulty of making an early diagnosis and discuss the most
appropriate surgical treatment of tumors of the angle of Treitz. The better
prognosis of these neoplasms compared with those of the proximal duodenum
can be supported by some embryological findings observed from a different
research project currently in progress.
