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. 1992 Nov;74(6):387-90.

Two types of colorectal carcinoma in Crohn's disease

J Kyle  1 , S W Ewen
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Two types of colorectal carcinoma in Crohn's disease

J Kyle et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1992 Nov.

Abstract

Fourteen examples of carcinoma developing in the colon or rectum were encountered in a series of 1008 patients with Crohn's disease treated in Aberdeen during the 34-year period, 1955-1988. Seven patients were under 55 years of age at the time of onset of Crohn's disease, and had a long history of the disease before carcinoma supervened. Older patients had short histories and a better prognosis. One squamous carcinoma may have arisen in relationship to a fistula in ano.

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