Overview

NCI Definition: An adenocarcinoma that arises from the small intestine. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma and signet ring cell carcinoma. [1]

Significant Genes in Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma

BRAF +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Adenocarcinoma of Small Intestine, Adenocarcinoma of Small Bowel, Adenocarcinoma - small intest., Adenocarcinoma of the Small Intestine, Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel, Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma, Small intestine adenocarcinoma
Parent(s)
Small Intestinal Carcinoma
Children
Duodenal Adenocarcinoma and Small Intestinal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.