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editorial
. 2009 Nov 14;15(42):5249–5259. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5249

Table 3.

Inflammation-associated carcinogenic change

Inflammatory disorder Carcinogenic formation Ref.
Human papillomavirus infection Cervical carcinoma [149-152]
Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis Colorectal carcinoma [153-159]
Chronic cholecystitis Gall bladder carcinoma [160-162]
Hepatitis B, C infection Hepatocellular carcinoma [163-167]
Asbestosis, asthma, C. pneumoniae infection, chronic obstructive lung disease, middle lobe syndrome, silicosis Lung carcinoma [168-174]
Pelvic inflammatory disease Ovarian carcinoma [175-177]
Chronic pancreatitis Pancreatic carcinoma [178-183]
H pylori infected gastritis Gastric carcinoma, lymphoma [184-186]
Chronic cystitis, schistosomiasis Bladder carcinoma [187-190]
Primary sclerosing cholangitis Cholangio carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, liver carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma [191]