Colorectal carcinoma associated with schistosomiasis: a possible causal relationship

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The association between schistosomiasis and colorectal malignancy has long been suggested in the literature, but it is not uniformly accepted. In the Far East, considerable evidence supports an etiological link between <it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>a...

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Main Authors: H Salim Omer E, Hamid Hytham K S, Mekki Salwa O, Suleiman Suleiman H, Ibrahim Shakir Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/8/1/68