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<p>This article describes a patient with a severe relapse of newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis, with toxic megacolon, sclerosing cholangitis, and a Bauhin valve neuroendocrine neoplasm. The relationship between inflammatory diseases of the colon, cancer risk including neuroendocrine tumors, the potential impact of these tumors on the course of the underlying disease, and clinical differences between ulcerative colitis with and without coexisting sclerosing cholangitis are discussed based on the latest literature.</p>
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This article describes a patient with a severe relapse of newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis, with toxic megacolon, sclerosing cholangitis, and a Bauhin valve neuroendocrine neoplasm. The relationship between inflammatory diseases of the colon, cancer risk including neuroendocrine tumors, the potential impact of these tumors on the course of the underlying disease, and clinical differences between ulcerative colitis with and without coexisting sclerosing cholangitis are discussed based on the latest literature.

Neuroendocrine neoplasm of the colon in a patient with a severe relapse of ulcerative colitis. A case report

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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This article describes a patient with a severe relapse of newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis, with toxic megacolon, sclerosing cholangitis, and a Bauhin valve...

Neuroendocrine neoplasm of the colon in a patient with a severe relapse of ulcerative colitis. A case report

Pubblicato online: 18 gen 2022

Pagine: 43 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.798

Parole chiave
ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, neuroendocrine neoplasms, megacolon, inflammatory bowel disease, large intestine

© 2021 Anna Deskur et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Neuroendocrine neoplasm of the colon in a patient with a severe relapse of ulcerative colitis. A case report

Pubblicato online: 18 gen 2022

Pagine: 43 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.798

Parole chiaveulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, neuroendocrine neoplasms, megacolon, inflammatory bowel disease, large intestine

© 2021 Anna Deskur et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, neuroendocrine neoplasms, megacolon, inflammatory bowel disease, large intestine