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. 1980 Dec;21(12):1093–1096. doi: 10.1136/gut.21.12.1093

Perforation of an adenocarcinoma of the small bowel affected by regional enteritis.

J Heathcote, C M Knauer, D Oakes, R W Archibald
PMCID: PMC1419404  PMID: 7461470

Abstract

This report is of a patient with long-term small bowel regional enteritis who presented with a perforation of an adenocarcinoma involving a diseased portion of ileum. Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rare. The incidence of small bowel adenocarcinoma may be higher in patients with regional enteritis, but a definite relationship cannot be established on the basis of data presently available. Small bowel adenocarcinoma in regional enteritis usually presents with obstructive symptoms.

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