title: Chagasic megacolon associated with colon cancer.
abstract: Two cases of chagasic megacolon associated with colon cancer are reported. This is the first communication with complete clinical details of this association. Our two cases presented tumors (adenocarcinomas) in a nondilated segment of the transverse colon. The associated tumor lesions were diagnosed by a barium enema. Both patients had a typical clinical epidemiology and history of chagasic megacolon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Doenca de Chagas, School of Medicine, Federal University of Goias, Brazil.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lette
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ostermayer
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate