Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature

Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature

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 findi...

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Main Authors: Sheila Jorge Adad, Renata Margarida Etchebehere, José Ribamar de Araújo, Andrea Berdu Madureira, Vanessa Guimarães Freitas Lima, Alex Augusto da Silva, Crema Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas' disease
Chagasic megacolon
Colorectal cancer
Cancer in organomegalies
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000100012&tlng=en

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