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Peutz-Jeguers syndrome: case report and literature review

Journal of Coloproctology, 2012
The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the presence of mucocutaneous melanic pigmentation of the lips, oral mucosa and perioral region, associated with hamartomatous intestinal polyposis. Malignization of the polyps and association
Juvenal da Rocha Torres Neto, Rodrigo R. Santiago, Ana Carolina Lisboa Prudente, Dan Rodrigues Mariano, Felipe Augusto do Prado Torres, Júlio Augusto do Prado Torres, Fernanda Mendonça Ramos, Raquel Matos de Santana   +7 more
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The genetic basis of colonic adenomatous polyposis syndromes

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 2017
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common forms of cancer worldwide and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) accounts for approximately 1% of all CRCs.
B. Talseth-Palmer
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Recent Discoveries in the Genetics of Familial Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis.

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2017
The development of genome-wide massively parallel sequencing, ie, whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing, and copy number approaches has raised high expectations for the identification of novel hereditary colorectal cancer genes.
L. Valle
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Poliposis gigante de colon como forma de presentación de colitis ulcerativa ideopática. Reporte de caso

Revista Médica Electrónica
RESUMEN La poliposis gigante localizada es una complicación rara de la colitis ulcerativa ideopática de corta evolución. Esta lesión representa un acumulo localizado de pólipos que forman una masa colónica intraluminal de aspecto neoplásico que puede ...
Mariuska Morales Diaz, Sahili Corrales Alonso, Pedro Miguel Laud Martínez, Alejandro Ballol Escalona, Julio Coronel Naranjo, Liana Prado Soler   +5 more
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Cronkhite–Canada syndrome tends to be accompanied by colorectal cancer: Report of seven cases

JGH Open
Cronkhite–Canada syndrome (CCS) can be difficult to diagnose. To diagnose CCS, it is important to perform endoscopic examination for patients with chronic diarrhea, check for the presence or absence of polyposis, and evaluate inflammation in the mucosa ...
Masayuki Shimoyama, Hiroyoshi Iwagami, Kosuke Minaga, Takuji Akamatsu, Yoshito Uenoyama, Yukitaka Yamashita   +5 more
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Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach: diagnosis and clinical perspectives

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2018
Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) is a recently described, rare gastric polyposis syndrome. It is characterized by extensive involvement of the fundus and body of the stomach with fundic gland polyps sparing the antrum ...
U. Rudloff
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Can innovation in endoscopic therapy alter clinical outcomes in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis?

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Monique E. van Leerdam, Andrew Latchford
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Analyses of cytokine gene expression and fecal microbiota in a patient with Cronkhite‐Canada syndrome successfully treated with prednisolone

DEN Open
Although prednisolone treatment is effective in Cronkhite–Canada syndrome (CCS), its mechanisms of action are poorly understood. We performed analyses of cytokine expression and fecal microbiota in a patient with the concurrent occurrence of CCS and ...
Hajime Honjo, Yasuhiro Masuta, Yasuo Otsuka, Sho Masaki, Kosuke Minaga, Masatoshi Kudo, Tomohiro Watanabe   +6 more
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Colorectal polyposis and inherited colorectal cancer syndromes

Annals of gastroenterology : quarterly publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 2017
The majority of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases are sporadic, with hereditary factors contributing to approximately 35% of CRC cases. Less than 5% of CRC is associated with a known genetic syndrome.
Raphael M. Byrne, V. Tsikitis
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Familial adenomatous polyposis

Journal of British Surgery, 1994
Abstract Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant condition resulting in the development of more than 100 adenomatous polyps in the large bowel. In addition, a number of extracolonic manifestations of the condition may occur.
W J, Campbell, R A, Spence, T G, Parks
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