Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;35(1): 63-68, jan.-fev. 2002.
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ABSTRACT
There are few descriptions of association between chagasic megacolon and colon cancer. We report a case of obstructive abdomen caused by adenocarcinoma of the left colon in chagasic megacolon. A review of the literature revealed 8 cases of this association and, analyzing together the series of findings of cancer in chagasic organomegalies, we found a frequency of 4.8 in megaesophagus and 0.1 in megacolon.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Adenocarcinoma
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Doença de Chagas
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Neoplasias do Colo
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Megacolo
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil