Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in association with regional enteritis. Four new cases.
Four cases of carcinoma of the small bowel following chronic regional enteritis are presented. Search of the medical literature revealed 31 other cases reported up to the present. We must entertain the possibility that chronic regional enteritis may predispose to the development of cancer of the small bowel.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged