Colon Cancer in Behcet's Disease.
10.12701/yujm.2006.23.1.124
- Author:
Ji Eun LEE
1
;
Jang Won SOHN
;
Kyu Hyung LEE
;
Youn Sun PARK
;
Kook Hyun KIM
;
Jae Won CHOI
;
Jong Ryul EUN
;
Byung Ik JANG
;
Tae Nyeun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. jbi@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Colon cancer
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colectomy;
Colon*;
Colonic Neoplasms*;
Drug Therapy;
Hematologic Neoplasms;
Humans;
Radiotherapy
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2006;23(1):124-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Behcet's disease has rarely been reported in association with malignant diseases. In most cases the autoimmune nature of the disease itself or immunosuppressive drug use has been blamed for malignant transformation. Solid tumors in addition to lymphoid and hematological malignancies are also seen during the course of Behcet's disease. We present here a case of colon cancer in a 40-year-old man with Behcet's disease. A near total colectomy was performed and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy was administered to treat visceral peritoneal invasion. Recurrent evidence was not found. We present the clinical details of this rare case of colon cancer with Behcet's disease.
