Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis is a form of familial adenomatous polyposis, a cancer syndrome. It is a pre-malignant disease that can develop into colorectal cancer. A patient will have fewer than a hundred polyps located typically in right side of the colon. Cancer might develop as early as the age of five.[1]
See also
- Familial adenomatous polyposis
- Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome
- Cowden syndrome
- Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
- Juvenile polyposis
- MUTYH
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
References
- ↑ Herold, Gerd (2012). Innere Medizin : eine vorlesungsorientierte Darstellung (2012 ed.). Köln: Herold. ISBN 978-3-9814660-1-0.
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