Descending colonic ulcer is generally a colonoscopic description of an inflammatory condition confined to the mucosa and submucosa of the colon. Common causes include ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, ischemic bowel disease, etc. The chance of cancer varies and is related to different causes and different conditions of specific causes, and you can refer to your doctor’s advice for the specific chance of cancer.
1. Ulcerative colitis: the chance of cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis for more than 10 years is about 2%, the longer the time, the higher the chance of cancer, and the chance of cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis for more than 20 years is about 8%.
2. Crohn’s disease: Generally speaking, the chance of cancer of Crohn’s disease is bigger than that of ulcerative colitis, and the chance of cancer of Crohn’s disease patients with ulcerated colon may be 80-100 times higher than that of normal people.
3. Ischemic bowel disease: ischemic bowel disease is generally not cancerous.
In conclusion, patients need to pay close attention to the condition after checking out the ulcer of descending colon, continue to check and clarify the cause of the disease for treatment, so as to avoid the adverse consequences.