Article
Familial Gastric Cancers.
The oncologist - 1 Dec 2015
Setia Namrata, Clark Jeffrey W, Duda Dan G, Hong Theodore S, Kwak Eunice L, Mullen John T, Lauwers Gregory Y
Abstract excerpt
Although the majority of gastric carcinomas are sporadic, approximately 10% show familial aggregation, and a hereditary cause is determined in 1%-3% cases. Of these, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is the most recognized predisposition syndrome. Although rare, the less commonly known syndromes also confer a markedly increased risk for development of gastric cancer. Identification and characterization of these...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
- Polyps
- Stomach Diseases
- Stomach Neoplasms