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Cancer of appendix as a presenting feature of Crohn's disease

Authors :
Mark E. Denyer
Caroline S. Verbeke
Sunil A. Sonwalkar
Pierre J. Guillou
Source :
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 14:1029-1032
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2002.

Abstract

Appendiceal neoplasms are rare. Colonic malignancies, including appendiceal carcinomas, have been rarely reported in Crohn's disease patients. The involvement of the appendix in Crohn's disease is not often seen. We report an interesting case in which a caecal Crohn's disease patient presented for the first time with an appendiceal adenocarcinoma.

Details

ISSN :
0954691X
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7b52a0553081f6c718487e2d28dea3f9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/00042737-200209000-00017