Article
Epidemiologic characteristics of the flat adenoma of Muto. A prospective study.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jun 1992
Lanspa S J, Rouse J, Smyrk T, Watson P, Jenkins J X, Lynch H T
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The flat adenoma is an endoscopically visible lesion that histologically consists of adenomatous change near the luminal surface of colonic tubules. We have described three families with hereditary colon cancer with later age of onset than familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and with multiple proximal colonic flat adenomas. These families have been linked to the FAP locus on chromosome 5. Our aim was...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Colonic Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged