Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2002 Jan-Feb;35(1):63-8. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822002000100012.

Abstract

There are few descriptions of association between chagasic megacolon and colon cancer. We report a case of obstructive abdomen caused by adenocarcinoma of the left colon in chagasic megacolon. A review of the literature revealed 8 cases of this association and, analyzing together the series of findings of cancer in chagasic organomegalies, we found a frequency of 4.8% in megaesophagus and 0.1% in megacolon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Chagas Disease / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Megacolon / complications*
  • Megacolon / parasitology
  • Middle Aged