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Frequency of extra-colonic tumors in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and familial colorectal cancer (FCC) Brazilian families: An analysis by a Brazilian Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Institutional Registry.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2004
Oliveira Ferreira Fáblio, Napoli Ferreira Claudia Cristina, Rossi Benedito Mauro, Toshihiko Nakagawa Wilson, Aguilar Samuel, Monteiro Santos Erika Maria, Vierira Costa Marcelo Leite, Lopes Ademar
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The two main forms of hereditary colorectal cancer are familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Some families do not meet all the diagnostic criteria for HNPCC or FAP and are classified as familial colorectal cancer (FCC). Little information is available on the spectrum of tumors related to HNPCC and FCC in South America. OBJECTIVE: To describe the...
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