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SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX
Case #7 -
A 67 year old with vomiting and abdominal bloating

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
7.) What are the common benign small bowel tumors and the common malignant tumors?

Common benign small bowel tumors include adenoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, lipoma, hamartoma, hemangioma, and fibroma. Malignant lesions include adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, carcinoid, and metastatic tumor (melanoma and renal cell carcinoma are most common).  
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