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Carcinoma of the biliary tract complicating chronic ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Morowitz David A.,
Glagov Seymour,
Dordal Erl,
Kirsner Joseph B.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197102)27:2<356::aid-cncr2820270217>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , biliary tract , carcinoma , gallbladder , inflammatory bowel disease , complication , disease
Three autopsied cases of carcinoma of the bile ducts or gallbladder in relatively young individuals with longstanding ulcerative colitis are described. Recent reports of the frequent occurrence of biliary tract disease in patients with ulcerative colitis and the association of chronic biliary inflammation with tumors suggest that neoplasia of the biliary tree may represent an additional extracolonic complication of chronic inflammatory bowel disease.