Malignant Diseases and Mortality Rate

O. Haagen Nielsen Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

O. Jacobsen Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

E. Rask Pedersen Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

S. NoSrby Rasmussen Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

M. Petri Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

S. Laulund Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

S. Jarnum Dept. of Medicine P, Division of Gastroenterology, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, and Institute of Pathology, Sundby Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract

The complications of non-tropical sprue were registered in 100 patients seen during an 18-year period. The patients had a significantly higher mortality than the age- and sex-matched general population. They had an increased incidence of malignancies, predominantly malignant lymphomas and carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract. The disease must be Considered a premalignant condition.

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