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Retinitis pigmentosa and colon cancer. A previously unreported association
Author(s) -
Winzelberg Gary G.,
Greenstein Robert,
Ferrucci Joseph T.
Publication year - 1980
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(19800601)45:11<2897::aid-cncr2820451131>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - retinitis pigmentosa , medicine , blindness , retinal degeneration , ophthalmology , colorectal cancer , retinitis , cancer , retinal , optometry , immunology , virus , human cytomegalovirus
Retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease characterized by progressive retinal degeneration and blindness, has been associated with numerous diseases. We report the first association between retinitis pigmentosa and colon cancer in 3 of 53 hospitalized patients with retinitis pigmentosa at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary for the period from 1962 to 1977.