Cancer risk in ulcerative colitis.
Intestinal cancer may develop in patients with long-standing and extensive disease. This can occur in cases with either mild or severe inflammation. The development of cancer is usually preceded by dysplasia.
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors