Ileal carcinoma and tuberculous ileitis.
A 76 year old woman presented with abdominal pain and weight loss. At laparotomy she was found to have an adenocarcinoma of the ileum arising in a segment of tuberculous ileitis. The possible significance of this association is discussed.
Cooper
M J
MJ
University Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
Williamson
R C
RC
Smith
J H
JH
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007079:Ileitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology