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Report of a Case

ANTHONY BASSLER, M.D., LL.D; A. GERARD PETERS, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1949;59(2):227-231.

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THIS paper reports a rare, malignant complication of ulcerative colitis, namely, fibrosarcoma of the colon. It is becoming increasingly evident, as more statistics are published, that chronic ulcerative colitis in a significant percentage of cases may be complicated by a malignant degeneration of the colon, usually carcinomatous in type.

Lynn,¹ in an extensive review of more than 1,400 cases of ulcerative colitis, found that carcinoma developed in 1.9 per cent of the series. Jackman, Bargen and Helmholz² found an incidence of carcinoma of 6.3 per cent in 95 children with ulcerative colitis. Bargen, Jackman and Kerr³ reported an incidence of 3.2 per cent in a group of 871 patients of all ages. In 450 cases of ulcerative colitis at the Lahey Clinic there was an incidence of carcinoma of 2 per cent.⁴ Bockus⁵ reported an incidence of about 1.5 per cent in 200 cases.

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