People with the hereditary disease familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a greatly increased risk of developing a malignant tumor of the duodenum. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism in ...

Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (DGISTs) represent a rare subset of mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract, accounting for approximately 3–5% of all gastrointestinal stromal ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed tumor growth or activate immune cells against the cancer, according to ...

Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes for metastatic early-onset small bowel adenocarcinoma treated with first-line chemotherapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO ...

Why Are Small Bowel Tumors So Rare? Medscape: Considering that the small bowel comprises the largest overall surface area of the lower gastrointestinal tract, why are small bowel cancers less common ...

Doctors at CARE Hospitals, Malakpet, have successfully performed a laparoscopic-assisted Whipple’s procedure on a 65-year-old woman from Eluru diagnosed with duodenal cancer, a rare gastrointestinal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early research showed nasoduodenal tube delivery of amifostine may help protect the duodenum during radiation ...

Researchers describe a new technique for the minimally invasive removal of benign tumors located in the challenging posterior head of the pancreas (right side of abdomen, nestled in the curve of the ...