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Phenotypic variation in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome. Association with infiltrative fibromatosis (desmoid tumor).
Cancer - 15 Apr 1992
Maher E R, Morson B, Beach R, Hodgson S V
Abstract excerpt
Familial infiltrative fibromatosis (desmoid tumor) is a recognized complication of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) but has not been described in families without colonic polyposis. The authors describe a unique family in which a predisposition to infiltrative fibromatosis and nonpolyposis colon cancer was inherited dominantly through four generations. This report expands the range of phenotypic variation...
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