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Cancer of the Small Intestine

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The small intestine is classically divided in three sections, the duodeum, the jejunum and the ileum. The duodenum starts at the pylorus and ends at the angle of Treitz. The small intestine ends at the ileocecal valve. There is a clear histological distinction between those three parts.

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Debois, J.M. (2000). Cancer of the Small Intestine. In: Selected Topics in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4100-0_15

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