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Only neoplasms of the small intestine will be reviewed in this chapter. Approximately 5% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms arise in the small intestine. In descending order of frequency, the common benign neoplasms arising in the small intestine are leiomyoma, lipoma, adenoma, adenomatous polyp, angioma, and fibroma.1

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Kim, K., Naylor, B. (1992). Small and Large Intestine. In: Practical Guide to Surgical Pathology with Cytologic Correlation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2764-9_11

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