title: Crohn's disease and colorectal malignancy.
abstract: There has been much debate over the past 50 years concerning the association between colorectal carcinoma and inflammatory bowel disease. Until recently, it was widely accepted there was a higher risk in those with widespread ulcerative colitis. However, evidence now suggests an almost equal incidence in those with Crohn's disease of similar extent and duration. We present a case that underlines the important clinical and pathological features of Crohn's disease associated colorectal carcinoma (CDAC). We present a literature review and debate the role of regular colonic surveillance in patients with Crohn's disease affecting the colon.
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Clements
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male