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A 47-year-old woman with a 15-year history of Crohn's disease (CD) developed an adenocarcinoma of the duodenum. The preoperative diagnosis was suspected on radiologic and endoscopic examination and confirmed histologically.
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Slezak, P., Rubio, C., Blomqvist, L. et al. Duodenal adenocarcinoma in Crohn's disease of the small bowel: A case report. Gastrointest Radiol 16, 15–17 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887294
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