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			[[Image:Small intestine low mag.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|Small bowel mucosa. [[H&E stain]].]]
	The '''small intestine''', also '''small bowel''', is a relatively well-behaved piece of machinery from the perspective of [[pathology]]. It is uncommonly affected by malignancies, relative to its length when compared to the [[colon]] and [[rectum]].		The '''small intestine''', also '''small bowel''', is a relatively well-behaved piece of machinery from the perspective of [[pathology]]. It is uncommonly affected by malignancies, relative to its length when compared to the [[colon]] and [[rectum]].