Ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer shows a poorer survival than sporadic colorectal cancer: A nationwide Japanese study

Watanabe, Toshiaki; Konishi, Tsuyoshi; Kishimoto, Junji; Kotake, Kenjiro; Muto, Tetsuichiro; Sugihara, Kenichi

doi:10.1002/ibd.21365

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Ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer shows a poorer survival than sporadic colorectal cancer: A nationwide Japanese study

Published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases • Jun 2, 2010

Authors:

Toshiaki Watanabe

Tsuyoshi Konishi

Junji Kishimoto

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The clinicopathological features of ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer (UC-CRC) have not yet been fully clarified, especially in Asian populations. This study aimed to clarify the prognosis and clinicopathological features of UC-CRC in comparison with sporadic CRC in the Jap...

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Medicine

Colorectal cancer

Ulcerative colitis

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