Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Ulcerative Colitis and Colorectal Cancer

1990; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 323; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199011013231802

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Anders Ekbom, Charles G. Helmick, Matthew M. Zack, Hans‐Olov Adami,

Tópico(s)

Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Resumo

The risk of colorectal cancer is increased among patients with ulcerative colitis. The magnitude of this increase in risk and the effects of the length of follow-up, the extent of disease at diagnosis, and age at diagnosis vary substantially in different studies.

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