Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with colon cancer: report of a case.
A 68-year-old man with the clinical features of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome developed cancer of the ascending colon. Although Cronkhite-Canada syndrome has always been considered a benign condition, it may be a premalignant disorder, as suggested by the clinical course of the patient whose case is described herein.
Murai
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Kenritsu Nishinomiya Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
Fukuzaki
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T
Nakamura
T
T
Hayashida
H
H
Okazaki
M
M
Fujimoto
K
K
Hirai
T
T
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*