title: Carcinoma developing in ileostomies after 25 or more years.
abstract: Primary carcinoma of the ileal mucosa in patients who have had an ileostomy has been documented rarely. This report describes 4 patients seen within the last 4 yr with ileal carcinoma adjacent to the mucocutaneous junction of an ileostomy 25, 29, 30, and 34 yr after the stoma was formed. The incidence of this serious complication may be increasing.
authors: Department of Histopathology, General Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Suarez
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Alexander-Williams
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: O'Connor
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Campos
authors: W J
authors: WJ
authors: Fuggle
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Thompson
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Enker
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Greenstein
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors