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The Association of diverticulitis and carcinoma of the colon

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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Association of diverticulitis and carcinoma of the colon is rarely seen. There is no reason for believing that diverticulitis is a precursor of cancer. Clinical differentiation between diverticulitis and cancer of the colon is frequently difficult to make. A case is here reported in which diverticulitis and carcinoma of the sigmoid were present together.

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    Leonard K. Stalker, Elbert T. Rulison & John D. White

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Stalker, L.K., Rulison, E.T. & White, J.D. The Association of diverticulitis and carcinoma of the colon. American Journal of Digestive Diseases 8, 440–441 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02998250

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