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Adenocarcinoma occurring in association with a chronic sinus tract and biliary fistula
Author(s) -
Gifford Joseph,
Saltzstein Sidney L.,
Barone Robert M.
Publication year - 1981
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(19810415)47:8<2093::aid-cncr2820470831>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , biliary tract , adenocarcinoma , scars , sinus (botany) , biliary fistula , surgery , cancer , botany , biology , genus
Malignant change can occur in various types of fistulae, draining sinuses, chronic inflammatory tracts, scars, and old wounds. An unusual case of an adenocarcinoma arising in association with a chronic sinus tract and biliary‐cutaneous fistula of twenty years' duration is presented. Literature review reveals this to be the first reported case.