title: [Megas and cancer. Cancer of the large intestine in chagasic patients with megacolon].
abstract: This is a review of 4.690 necropsies and 24.209 surgical pathology specimens describing the association between megacolon chagasic and malignant tumors of the large bowel. The prevalence of malignant tumors of the large bowel was not higher in megacolon.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fatureto
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chapadeiro
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008531:Megacolon / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Megas e câncer. Câncer de intestino grosso em chagásicos com megacólon.