Ulcerative colitis six years after colon cancer : only a coincidence?

The association between inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer is well known. Ulcerative colitis is a risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer, and this risk increases with the activity and duration of bowel inflammation. Here we describe the case of a 52-year-old man who developed ulcerative colitis 6 years after the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. Although this could be a coincidence, there could be additional possibilities, like pre-existence of quiescent colitis, late effect of therapy, or maybe the existence of common pathogenetic factors contributing to the development of ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

International medical case reports journal - 7(2014) vom: 01., Seite 85-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sakellakis, Minas [VerfasserIn]
Makatsoris, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Gkermpesi, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Peroukidis, Stavros [VerfasserIn]
Kalofonos, Haralabos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Case Reports
Colitis
Colorectal
Inflammation
Ulcerative

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Date Completed 23.05.2014

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/IMCRJ.S61950

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM238503461