RESUMO
There are few descriptions of association between chagasic megacolon and colon cancer. We report a case of obstructive abdomen caused by adenocarcinoma of the left colon in chagasic megacolon. A review of the literature revealed 8 cases of this association and, analyzing together the series of findings of cancer in chagasic organomegalies, we found a frequency of 4.8% in megaesophagus and 0.1% in megacolon.
Assuntos
Adenocarcinoma/complicações , Doença de Chagas/complicações , Neoplasias do Colo/complicações , Megacolo/complicações , Humanos , Masculino , Megacolo/parasitologia , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
There are few descriptions of association between chagasic megacolon and colon cancer. We report a case of obstructive abdomen caused by adenocarcinoma of the left colon in chagasic megacolon. A review of the literature revealed 8 cases of this association and, analyzing together the series of findings of cancer in chagasic organomegalies, we found a frequency of 4.8 in megaesophagus and 0.1 in megacolon.
