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A case of small bowel adenocarcinoma complicating the initial presentation of Crohn’s disease is reported with a review of the literature.
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Keane, T., Lane, B., O’Donoghue, D.P. et al. Small bowel adenocarcinoma and crohn’s disease. I.J.M.S. 155, 439–440 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940550
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