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A retrospective study of 35 patients with small bowel neoplams studied by computed tomography (CT) was performed. The tumor detection rate was 80%. Using the findings reported in the literature, an adequate histological diagnosis could be performed in 69% of the cases by CT. Lipomas, leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas, and carcinoid tumors were well-recognized, but adenocarcinomas and lymphomas were often mistaken one for the other. An accurate preoperative staging was performed in 61% of the cases. CT failed to detect 75% of the invaded lymph nodes, 25% of the liver metastases, and 25% of the tumoral growth beyond the bowel wall. Despite major limitations in preoperative staging, a good detection rate and some features allowing a specific diagnosis advocate using CT along with the barium examination when clinical history suggests a small bowel tumor.
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Laurent, F., Raynaud, M., Biset, J.M. et al. Diagnosis and categorization of small bowel neoplasms: Role of computed tomography. Gastrointest Radiol 16, 115–119 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887323
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