he small intestine is part of the body’s digestive system, which also includes the esophagus, stomach, and large intestine. The digestive system removes and processes nutrients (vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water) from foods and helps pass waste material out of the body. The small intestine is a long tube that connects the stomach to the large intestine. It folds many times to fit inside the abdomen.
There are five types of small intestine cancer.
- adenocarcinoma
- sarcoma
- carcinoid tumors
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor, and
- lymphoma
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