Epidemiological and clinical characteristics in patients with ulcerative colitis associated colorectal cancer (CRC) in Veszprém county
G Mester, P Lakatos, Z Erdélyi, G Dávid, T Pandur, L Lakatos · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2005 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Background: There is an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in UC. The prevalence of UC associated CRC is different in various geographical regions. The risk depends primarily on the duration and extent of disease. The aim of the study was to find additional data of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics on the basis of our patients with UC and CRC. Patients and results: From our thirty-year IBD database we retrospectively studied the relevant epidemiological data of UC patients. Of 669 patients (m/f: 350/319) CRC was diagnosed in 13 patients (male: 6, female: 7) during follow-up. The onset of UC…