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17766191

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
The life expectancy for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. Although the overall cancer risk for CF patients does not appear to be increased there is a marked increased risk of gastrointestinal malignancies especially in the post lung transplant population. CF patients that do develop gastrointestinal malignancies do so at an earlier age and there is often a lag in the diagnosis and management of these individuals. We present a 39 year old male CF patient that underwent a colonoscopy for colon cancer screening and a large, near obstructing, villous adenoma of his ileum was found. The polyp was removed successfully via endoscopy without incident and there was no evidence of malignancy. An upper endoscopy revealed a long segment of Barrett's esophagus with no evidence of dysplasia. We present this case as well as a detailed review of the literature on cancer risk in CF and a discussion of the mechanisms that may be involved. We also present the risk of GI malignancies in non-CF patients as a guide on how to assess and manage the risk of GI malignancies in this ever-changing patient population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1569-1993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The risk of gastrointestinal malignancies in cystic fibrosis: case report of a patient with a near obstructing villous adenoma found on colon cancer screening and Barrett's esophagus.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastrointestinal Research Group and Inflammation Research Network, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports