| Literature DB >> 3694017 |
A J Greenstein1, R Gennuso, D B Sachar, A H Aufses.
Abstract
Free perforation of cancer in Crohn's disease is exceedingly rare. Three cases were found among 1010 patients admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital between 1960 and 1980. Free perforation of cancer occurs late in the course of Crohn's disease between the second and third decades of disease, whereas spontaneous free perforation usually occurs within the first 5 years. Cancer-related perforation is associated with weight loss, mass and fistula, and carries a poor prognosis.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3694017 DOI: 10.1007/bf01649505
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis ISSN: 0179-1958 Impact factor: 2.571