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Chronic ulcerative colitis complicated by atypical carcinoid tumour
Journal of Clinical Pathology
|August 1, 1986
Summary
A rare malignant carcinoid tumor was discovered in the rectum of a patient with chronic ulcerative colitis. This multifocal tumor, potentially linked to enterochromaffin cell changes, highlights an unusual association.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) is an inflammatory bowel disease.
- Malignant carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine neoplasms.
- Associations between CUC and colorectal neoplasms are documented, primarily in the colon.