Rectal Adenocarcinoma in Crohnʼs Disease: A Case Report 3062

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 113; no. Supplement; pp. S1673 - S1674
• Main Authors: Juvvala, Kavitha, Bank, Leslie, Scagnelli, Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscesses; Biopsy; Case reports; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Crohn's disease; Gastroenterology; Inflammatory bowel disease; Medical prognosis; Ostomy

This is a case of a 21 year old male patient who underwent total colectomy and a colostomy for a long standing and extensive Crohns disease who developed rectal adenocarcinoma and eventually expired. In Crohn's disease, cancer risk data is limited. If colorectal cancer does develop, however, th...