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Perianal Bowen's disease associated with Crohn's colitis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A 24-year-old woman with a two-year history of inflammatory bowel disease, with no anal or perineal involvement, underwent a proctocolectomy and ileostomy. Pathologic evaluation of the specimen revealed Crohn's colitis and unsuspected perianal Bowen's disease. The patient is free of Crohn's and Bowen's disease 6.5 years later. The association of perianal Bowen's disease with Crohn's colitis is discussed.

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  1. Colorectal Surgery Service, Department of General Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, 78236, Texas, Lackland AFB

    David E. Beck Major, U.S.A.F., M.C., Francis J. Harford M.D., F.A.C.S. & Richard H. Roettger Major, U.S.A.F., M.C.

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Beck, D.E., Harford, F.J. & Roettger, R.H. Perianal Bowen's disease associated with Crohn's colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 32, 252–255 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554540

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