The risk of gastrointestinal malignancies in cystic fibrosis: case report of a patient with a near obstructing villous adenoma found on colon cancer screening and Barrett's esophagus.

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The life expectancy for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has increased dramatically over the last 30 years. Although the overall cancer risk for CF patients does not appear to be increased there is a marked increased risk of gastrointestinal malignancies especially in the post lung transplant population. CF patients that do develop gastrointestinal malignancies do so at an earlier age and there is often a lag in the...

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