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Significance of schistosomiasis japonica in the development of cancer of the large intestine: Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A 68-year-old man had a tumor in the ascending colon, following schistosomiasis 58 years earlier. Right hemicolectomy was performed. Examination of the specimen showed adenocarcinoma with schistosomiasis japonica. A total of 276 such cases in medical literature were reviewed. There were promoting factor rather than a direct carcinogenic factor in the development of adenocarcinoma of the large intestine.

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    Katsuhisa Shindo M.D.

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Shindo, K. Significance of schistosomiasis japonica in the development of cancer of the large intestine: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 19, 460–469 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590835

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