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Case report of ascending colon cancer and multiple jejunal GISTs in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
BMC cancer - 5 Dec 2019
Shang Liang, Fang Zhen, Liu Jin, Du Fengying, Jing Haiyan, Xu Yali, Dong Kangdi, Zhang Xiaoman, Wu Hao, Jing Changqing, Li Leping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: NF1(Neurofibromatosis type 1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Patients with NF1 have an increased risk of developing benign or malignant tumours, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). However, the coexistence of NF1, GIST and colon cancer is very rare, and few cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We admitted a case of a 64-year-old man with type 1...
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