Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Case Report and Literature Review

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal inheritance disease characterized by 100 or more adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum with a high risk of developing colorectal carcinoma (CRC). The management of this disease is based on early screening and timely follow up, with subsequent...

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Autores principales: Chaves, Juan José, Chaves-Cabezas, Viviana, Parra-Medina, Rafael, Chaves-Chamorro, José Octavio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9759120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36540528
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31609
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Sumario:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal inheritance disease characterized by 100 or more adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum with a high risk of developing colorectal carcinoma (CRC). The management of this disease is based on early screening and timely follow up, with subsequent planning of risk-reducing or therapeutic surgeries. We present a case of a patient with a strong family history of FAP with a “de novo” diagnosis of CRC. Furthermore, a literature discussion of current and future perspectives of treatment is performed.

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