Familial Polyposis Syndromes

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- hundreds of polyps
- 100% chance of cancer
- colonoscopy q yr starting age 10
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
- Normal appearing mucosa
- Get cancer
Gardners

hundreds of polyps + bone/soft tissue tumors
Peutz-Jeghers
- pigmentation of mouth/hands/genitals
- hamartoma polyps
- low risk cancer
Turcot syndrome

colonic adenomas + CNS tumor
Juvenile polyposis
- polyps of colon, SB, and stomach
- GI bleeding

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Familial Polyposis Syndromes

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2011-06-03T02:39:42Z

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