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An unusual case of familial adenomatous polyposis with very early symptom occurrence.
Familial cancer - 1 Sept 2014
Ponz de Leon Maurizio, Bianchini Maria Anastasia, Reggiani-Bonetti Luca, Pedroni Monica, Di Gregorio Carmela, Merighi Alberto, Rossi Giuseppina, Magnani Giulia, Domati Federica, Cacciari Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
We report the clinical case of a patient who showed an "accelerated" form of polyposis, with development of major lesions within the first decade of life. The patient belongs to a familial adenomatous polyposis family-already described in 2001-featured by profuse polyposis at an early age of onset and desmoid tumors in the majority of affected individuals (of both sexes). The family was characterized by an...
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