Article
Family history, surgery, and APC mutation are risk factors for desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis: an international cohort study.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Oct 2011
Nieuwenhuis Marry H, Lefevre Jérémie H, Bülow Steffen, Järvinen Heikki, Bertario Lucio, Kernéis Solen, Parc Yann, Vasen Hans F A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ability to identify patients with familial adenomatous polyposis who have a high risk of developing desmoid tumors may affect decisions in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess several risk factors for desmoid tumor development in an international cohort of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and to evaluate the clinical relevance of risk factors. DESIGN: This was a...
Topics
- Abdomen
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Europe
- Female
- Fibromatosis, Abdominal
- Genes, APC
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Infant