[Megas and cancer. Cancer of the large intestine in chagasic patients with megacolon].
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.
Meneses
A C
AC
Lopes
M A
MA
Rocha
A
A
Fatureto
M C
MC
Lopes
G P
GP
Lopes
E R
ER
Chapadeiro
E
E
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
Megas e câncer. Câncer de intestino grosso em chagásicos com megacólon.