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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Muir-Torre syndrome is a rare genodermatosis characterized by the occurrence of at least one sebaceous tumor associated with visceral neoplasia, but with no predisposing factors.
Catharina Maria Freire de Lucena Pousa +4 more
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Lynch syndrome: An unusal case of familial cancer unearthed
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2022 Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a type of inherited cancer syndrome with a genetic predisposition to different types of cancer.
Subhra Dhar +4 more
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Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2020 Context: In recent decades there has been an increase in hereditary colorectal cancer cases in people under 50 years of age. Several studies revealed similar pathologies with both molecular and clinical variations about hereditary colorectal neoplasms ...
Fernanda Rivera +2 more
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2023 Objectives: This study aimed to investigate colorectal cancer-related knowledge, health beliefs, and screening behaviour in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer (CRC) and explore the predictive ...
Jiaojiao Gu +4 more
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Cancer Medicine, 2023 Background Persons with hereditary cancer syndromes (carriers) have a higher risk of developing cancer early. They are confronted with decisions regarding prophylactic surgeries, communication within their families, and childbearing.
Anna Maria Kastner +4 more
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Muir-Torre Syndrome: The Importance of a Detailed Family History
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2019 Muir-Torre syndrome, a variant of Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by skin neoplasms (sebaceous or keratoacanthomas) and visceral malignancies.
Christopher K.H. Burris +7 more
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Journal of Coloproctology, 2020 Introduction: Colorectal carcinoma is the third most prevalent neoplasm in the world, and the second cause of death by cancer. The most part of these neoplasms are sporadic by somatic mutations, but around 15% are hereditary, such as Lynch syndrome or ...
Maria Beatriz de Matos +2 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundLynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder associated with a high incidence of various cancer types. Multiple variants of mismatch repair genes have been reported for Lynch syndrome. However, the diagnosis in patients with atypical cancer
Lu Li +7 more
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European Medical Journal, 2019 Primary cardiac tumours are exceedingly unusual and aggressive; they often develop in younger patients and present with advanced disease. The rarity and heterogeneity of primary cardiac tumours challenge the standardisation of therapeutic guidelines. Undifferentiated primary cardiac spindle cell sarcomas, a distinct subset of primary cardiac sarcomas ...
Emily Bryer, Lee Hartner
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Investigating the Link between Lynch Syndrome and Breast Cancer
European Journal of Breast Health, 2020 Objective:Lynch syndrome is an inherited genetic disorder associated with a predisposition to early-onset colorectal and endometrial cancers, but breast cancer risk in these patients is debated. The aim of this study is to evaluate breast cancer rates in
Megan Sheehan +7 more
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