Small intestine cancer — Classification and external resources ICD 10 C17 ICD 9 152 … Wikipedia
Small intestine — Infobox Anatomy Name = Small intestine Latin = intestinum tenue GraySubject = 248 GrayPage = 1168 Caption = Diagram showing the small intestine Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = celiac ganglia, vagus… … Wikipedia
small intestine — The part of the digestive tract that is located between the stomach and the large intestine … English dictionary of cancer terms
intestine — The long, tube shaped organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion. The intestine has two parts, the small intestine and the large intestine. Also called the bowel … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cancer, papillary — Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common bile duct (carrying bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas) empties into the duodenum (upper small intestine).… … Medical dictionary
ampulla of Vater cancer — Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampullary … English dictionary of cancer terms
ampullary cancer — Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampulla… … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage III extrahepatic bile duct cancer — Cancer has spread to (1) the portal vein (blood vessel that carries blood to the liver) or to both branches; or (2) the hepatic artery (blood vessel that carries blood to the liver); or (3) other nearby organs or tissues, such as the colon,… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cancer, pancreas — Pancreatic cancer has been called a "silent" disease because early pancreatic cancer usually does not cause symptoms. If the tumor blocks the common bile duct and bile cannot pass into the digestive system, the skin and whites of the… … Medical dictionary
Cancer, pancreatic — Pancreatic cancer has been called a "silent" disease because early pancreatic cancer usually does not cause symptoms. If the tumor blocks the common bile duct and bile cannot pass into the digestive system, the skin and whites of the… … Medical dictionary
