Small intestine cancer screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no known screening protocols for small intestinal cancer detection.

Screening

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for small intestinal cancers as rarity of condition makes it a less suspected condition.^[1]
If a person is predisposed genetically to develop small intestine adenocarcinoma, tests such as endoscopy may be done for early detection.

References

↑ Rossini FP, Risio M, Pennazio M (January 1999). “Small bowel tumors and polyposis syndromes”. Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. 9 (1): 93–114. PMID 9834319.

Overview