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Case Reports
. 1993;23(9):825-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00311628.

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with colon cancer: report of a case

N Murai  1 , T Fukuzaki, T Nakamura, H Hayashida, M Okazaki, K Fujimoto, T Hirai
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Case Reports

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with colon cancer: report of a case

N Murai et al. Surg Today. 1993.

Abstract

A 68-year-old man with the clinical features of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome developed cancer of the ascending colon. Although Cronkhite-Canada syndrome has always been considered a benign condition, it may be a premalignant disorder, as suggested by the clinical course of the patient whose case is described herein.

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