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. 2000 Sep;76(899):579–581. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.899.579

Colonic carcinoma after ureterosigmoidostomy

A Huang 1, G McPherson 1
PMCID: PMC1741728  PMID: 10964127

Abstract

Urinary carcinogens promote late malignant transformation of the colon after a ureterosigmoidostomy. An unusual case is presented where, despite the early removal of the latter and hence cessation of urine flow, a colonic carcinoma developed at the site of previous anastomosis. The importance of surveillance of all patients who have undergone this procedure to avoid an iatrogenic cancer is emphasised.


Keywords: rhabdomyosarcoma; ureterosigmoidostomy; colonic carcinoma

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