Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Colitis and antecedent carcinoma

  • Published:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Summary

Evidence is provided to show that in three cases of carcinoma associated with colitis, the carcinoma antedated the colitis. The carcinomas were not consequent upon ulcerative colitis. It is suggested that total colectomy is not required in this type of patient because the remainder of the large intestine does not carry the risk of further malignant change as in chronic ulcerative colitis.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Addleman, W.: Obstructing carcinoma with acute proximal ulcerative colitis. Am. J. Gastroenterol.40: 174, 1963.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Hurwitz, A. and R. A. Khafif: Acute necrotizing colitis proximal to obstructing neoplasms of the colon. Surg., Gynec. & Obst.111: 749, 1960.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. St. George’s Hospital Medical School (University of London), UK

    Douglas M. Millar F.R.C.S. (Lecturer in Surgery)

Authors
  1. Douglas M. Millar F.R.C.S.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

About this article

Cite this article

Millar, D.M. Colitis and antecedent carcinoma. Dis Colon Rectum 8, 243–247 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617891

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617891

Keywords

Search

Navigation