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familial polyposis coli


  • autosomal dominant (33% sporadic)

  • adenomas ==> colon Ca
    • absent at birth
    • adenomas develop in teenagers

  • associations:
    • desmoid tumors
    • SB adhesions

Cf: polyposis syndromes


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 September 2006


 

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adenomatous colon polyps

 

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