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Hereditary ovarian cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Apoptosis is a form of cell death that permits the removal of damaged, senescent or unwanted cells in multicellular organisms, without damage to the cellular microenvironment.
BAZAN, Viviana   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Faecal haemoglobin can define risk of colorectal neoplasia at surveillance colonoscopy in patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests measure faecal haemoglobin concentration (f-Hb), which increases in the presence of colorectal neoplasia.Objective: We examined the diagnostic accuracy of faecal immunochemical test (FIT)in patients at
Cleary, Shirley   +9 more
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Molecular testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer: systematic reviews and economic evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.BACKGROUND: Inherited mutations in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mismatch repair (MMR) genes lead to an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC ...
Aarnio   +193 more
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Ileocecal Adenocarcinoma and Ureteral Transitional Cell Carcinoma with Multiple Sebaceous Tumors and Keratoacanthomas in a Case of Muir-Torre Syndrome

open access: yesDermatology Research and Practice, 2010
Cutaneous neoplasms including sebaceous tumors, keratoacanthomas, and basal cell carcinomas with sebaceous differentiation can be markers of internal malignancy associated with the Muir-Torre Syndrome (MTS).
Michael C. Lynch, Bryan E. Anderson
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic Review: An Update on the Spectrum of Urological Malignancies in Lynch Syndrome

open access: yesBladder Cancer, 2018
Background: Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder that predisposes individuals affected to certain malignancies. Colon and endometrial cancers are the malignancies most highly associated with Lynch syndrome.
Dora Huang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does sex of the patient play a role in survival for MSI colorectal cancer? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a feature of colorectal tumors that develops as a result of inactivation of the DNA mismatch repair system. It is found in about 15% of all colorectal cancers and is an important prognostic molecular marker when ...
Alecu, Lucian   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

Generational Expression of Muir-Torre Syndrome in a Canadian Family

open access: yesCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2016
Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited genodermatosis that is considered to be a phenotypic subtype of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), commonly referred to as Lynch syndrome. We describe the clinical course of
Kaitlin Alexandra Vanderbeck   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metastatic rectal cancer to papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a rare event. Rectal cancer to primary thyroid neoplasm metastasis is extremely rare. Herein, we reported a case of metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma to a papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Min Luo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A model-based assessment of the cost-utility of strategies to identify Lynch syndrome in early-onset colorectal cancer patients. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is a freely-available open access publication. Please cite the published version which is available via the DOI link in this record.BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome caused by mutations in the DNA ...
Coelho, H   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Duodenal Carcinoma from a Duodenal Diverticulum Mimicking Pancreatic Carcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
An 81-year-old man was found to have a pancreatic head tumor on abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed during a follow-up visit for sigmoid colon cancer. The tumor had a diameter of 35mm on the CT scan and was diagnosed as pancreatic head carcinoma
Furukawa, Masashi   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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