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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Annals of Medicine, 1989
Familial adenomatous polyposis is an autosomal dominant disease that includes early development of up to thousands of colorectal adenomas and several extracolonic manifestations. All untreated patients will develop colorectal adenocarcinoma. The treatment of choice is colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis, but restorative proctocolectomy may be ...
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Familial adenomatous colorectal polyposis complicated by colonic obturation: a clinical case

Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2020
Background. Colorectal obturation is a fairly rare complication in patients with colorectal polyposis. Case descriptions of colonic obturation with underlying familial adenomatous colorectal polyposis have not been reported to date in national and ...
V. M. Durleshter, A. A. Kryachko, K. D. Chuguzov, M. K. Tarlanova   +3 more
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Wnt/beta-catenin/Tcf signaling: A critical pathway in gastrointestinal tumorigenesis [PDF]

, 2002
Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas, constitute the largest group of malignant tumors. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common neoplastic diseases in Western countries and one of the leading causes of ...
Bommer, G., Göke, B., Kolligs, F. T.
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Endoscopic and clinical evaluation of treatment and prognosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: a Japanese nationwide survey. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundFirst reported in 1955, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS), a rare syndrome characterized by ectodermal abnormalities and inflammatory changes of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa, has been associated with a poor prognosis and life-threatening ...
Hibi, Toshifumi, Hirata, Ichiro, Hokari, Ryota, Kaunitz, Jonathan D, Komoto, Shunsuke, Miura, Soichiro, Tanaka, Masanori, Tomita, Kengo, Watanabe, Chikako   +8 more
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TALEN-mediated apc mutation in Xenopus tropicalis phenocopies familial adenomatous polyposis [PDF]

, 2015
Truncating mutations in the tumor suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) are the initiating step in the vast majority of sporadic colorectal cancers, and they underlie familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) syndromes.
Creytens, David, Geurs, Sarah, Naert, Thomas, Sanders, Ellen, Tran Thi, Hong, Van Imschoot, Griet, Van Nieuwenhuysen, Tom, Van Roy, Frans, Vleminckx, Kris   +8 more
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In the Beginning There Was Colectomy: Current Surgical Options in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis [PDF]

, 2004
Multiple colonic polyps, almost guaranteed colorectal cancer by the age of forty-five and an increased risk of non-colonic cancers characterise the autosomal dominant condition Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) 1.
McGrath Daniel R, Spigelman Allan D
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Desmoid tumor in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2010
CONTEXT: Desmoid tumors constitute one of the most important extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. The development of desmoids is responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality rates in cases of familial adenomatous ...
Raquel Franco Leal, Patricia V. V. Tapia Silva, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono, João José Fagundes, Eliane M. Ingrid Amstalden, Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy   +5 more
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“De novo” familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) presenting as rectal cancer

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Familial adenomatous polyposis is an autosomal dominant disorder with familial predisposition. 25%‐30% cases arise "de novo," without any clinical or genetic evidence.
Riya Agrawal, Utpal De
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis

Clinics and Practice, 2016
Adrenal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is often discovered incidentally. It has never been reported in association with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Dhouha Bacha, Abir Chaabane, Fatma Khanchel, Saloua Néchi, Hassen Touinsi, Emna Chelbi   +5 more
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Primary adenocarcinoma in the ileostomy of a woman with familial adenomatous polyposis: a case report and literature review

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Ileal adenomas associated with familial adenomatous polyposis are a common finding. Many recent studies following panproctocolectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis have confirmed the presence of multiple ileal adenomas and an increase in
Hammad Ahmed, Tayyem Raed, Milewski Peter J, Gunasekaran Shanmugavelu   +3 more
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