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Small bowel adenocarcinoma in a coeliac disease
Ausloos F. , Scagnol I. , Belaiche J.
Rev Med Liege 2009, 64(7-8),394-397Abstract : Coeliac disease is an auto-immune disease due to gluten intolerance. One per cent of the european population is concerned. This small bowel adenocarcinoma is rare and concerns less than 5% of the digestive neoplasias. However the frequency of this rare cancer is higher in presence of coeliac disease. We are reporting the case of a 67 years old woman whose coeliac disease has been complicated 5 years thereafter by a jejunum adenocarcinoma. The latter was found during an etiology search for iron deficiency anemia.
