Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Coeliac Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder which leads to chronic inflammation of the gut. Furthermore, CD is associated with upper gastrointestinal malignancies, particularly lymphoma of the small intestine. Besides lymphoma, an increased frequency of associated small bowel carcinoma has been d...

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Main Authors: Milan Richir, Ilfet Songun, Carolien Wientjes, Pleun Snel, Boudewijn Dwars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/313547