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Onerous concomitant complications of ulcerative colitis: a case report.

Yüksel O, Arhan M, Köklü S, Oğuz P, Parlak E

Department of Gastroenterology, Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon characterized by intermittent exacerbations and remissions. It may be complicated with colon cancer or autoimmune-related extracolonic problems. Herein, we present a woman with ulcerative colitis who developed sarcoidosis, colon cancer, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cholangiocarcinoma. To our knowledge, such associations in a patient have not been reported before.

Published 15 May 2007 in Z Gastroenterol, 45(5): 379-81.
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