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Celiac disease and other precursors to small-bowel malignancy
1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 161 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY 10032, USA. pg11@columbia.edu
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
|July 24, 2002
Abstract:
Small-intestinal malignancies are rare. Major risk factors for the development of these malignancies include celiac disease, which predisposes to both carcinoma and lymphoma. Crohn's disease patients have an increased risk of the development of adenocarcinoma, as do the inherited polyposis syndromes, FAP, and Peutz-Jehgers syndrome. Each of these conditions provides unique models for the development of malignancy.