Colorectal cancer in a patient with intestinal schistosomiasis: a case report from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Northern Zone Tanzania.

Ayesiga M HermanAlfred KisheHeri BabuHilary ShilanaimanMurad TarmohamedJay LodhiaPatrick AmsiJeremia PyuzaAlex MremiAmos MwasamwajaMramba NyindoKondo ChilongaDavid Msuya

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2017)

Given the known late complications of schistosomiasis, and as S. mansoni is endemic in some parts of Tanzania, epidemiological studies are recommended to shed more light on its association with colorectal cancer.

Keyphrases

case report
risk factors
case control