Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature
2002 ◽
Vol 35
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pp. 63-68
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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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2014 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 32
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2021 ◽
Vol 254
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pp. 207-211