Regional enteritis leading to carcinoma of the small bowel.
A case of carcinoma of the small bowel intimately associated with long-standing regional enteritis (Crohn's disease) is described. Sixteen similar cases reported in the literature are briefly reviewed. This neoplasm presents at a younger age than other small bowel carcinomas and there seems little doubt that it is causally related to the inflammatory bowel lesion.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000150:complications