Carcinoid tumors and inflammatory bowel disease. |
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| Authors: | J Kortbeek J K Kelly R M Preshaw |
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| Institution: | Intestinal Disease Research Unit, University of Calgary Medical School, Alberta, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | Three cases are described in which carcinoid tumors arose in previously established inflammatory bowel disease: two were in the ileum in cases of Crohn's disease, and one was in the rectum in a case of ulcerative colitis. Review of this association in the literature suggests that it may be more than fortuitous. |
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| Keywords: | Crohn's disease ulcerative colitis carcinoid tumor |
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