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Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in association with regional enteritis. Four new cases
Author(s) -
ValdesDapena A.,
Rudolph Ivan,
Hidayat A.,
Roth J. L. A.,
Laucks R. B.
Publication year - 1976
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(197606)37:6<2938::aid-cncr2820370651>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - enteritis , medicine , adenocarcinoma , cancer , gastroenterology , radiation enteritis , general surgery
Four cases of carcinoma of the small bowel following chronic regional enteritis are presented. Search of the medical literature revealed 31 other cases reported up to the present. We must entertain the possibility that chronic regional enteritis may predispose to the development of cancer of the small bowel.