A patient with colitis-associated cancer who developed clinically manifest Crohn’s disease only after surgery

A patient with colitis-associated cancer who developed clinically manifest Crohn’s disease only after surgery

Abstract Background Patients with prolonged inflammatory bowel disease have a greater risk of colorectal cancer, known as colitis-associated cancer. Here we describe an unusual case of colitis-associated cancer. Case presentation The subject is a 41-year-old male who has not presented digestive symp...

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Main Authors: Yoshio Shimizu, Hideya Takaku, Sugiru Paku, Kazuaki Azuma, Toshishige Suzuki, Hiroshi Kashimura, Haruo Ohtani, Nobuhiro Ohkochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Colitis-associated cancer
clinically latent IBD
dysplasia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-0779-2

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