Chagasic megacolon and large bowel neoplasms: case series and literature review

There is a clear association between chagasic megaesophagus and the esophageal cancer. On the other hand, the association between chagasic megacolon and intestinal neoplasm is uncommon. There are only a few cases described in literature. We selected two cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma associated...

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Main Authors: Maxwel Capsy Boga Ribeiro, Raquel Franco Leal, Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy, Priscilla de Sene Portel oliveira, Débora Helena Gonçalves Rossi, João José Fagundes, Maria De Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632011000400009