Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Prognostic factors in primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine: 13-year single institution experience | BioMed Central World Journal of Surgical Oncology Research Prognostic factors in primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine 13-year single institution experience Kongkrit Chaiyasate Akhilesh K Jain Laurence Y Cheung Michael J Jacobs and Vijay K Mittal Address Department of Surgery Providence Hospital and Medical Centers Southfield Michigan 48075 USA Email Kongkrit Chaiyasate - kchaiyas@ Akhilesh K Jain - drakhileshjain@ Laurence Y Cheung - Michael J Jacobs - mjjacobs@ Vijay K Mittal - Corresponding author Open Access Published 31 January 2008 Received 2 February 2007 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6 12 doi l477-78l 9-6-12 Accepted 31 January 2008 This article is available from http content 6 l l2 2008 Chaiyasate et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is a relatively rare malignancy as compared to the other malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract. Nonspecific presentation and infrequent occurrence often leads to a delay in diagnosis and consequent poor prognosis. Various other factors are of prognostic importance while managing these tumors. Methods The medical records of a total of 27 patients treated for adenocarcinoma of the small bowel at Providence Hospital and Medical Centers from year 1990 through 2003 were reviewed retrospectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version SPSS Inc. Chicago IL . Survival analyses were calculated using the Kaplan Meier method with the log rank test to assess the statistical significance. The socio-demographics age .
