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[Hereditary gastric and pancreatic cancer predisposition syndromes].
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Leoz María Liz, Sánchez Ariadna, Carballal Sabela, Ruano Lucía, Ocaña Teresa, Pellisé María, Castells Antoni, Balaguer Francesc, Moreira Leticia
Abstract excerpt
The most common hereditary gastrointestinal cancers are colorectal, mainly hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome) and familial adenomatous polyposis. Other extracolonic neoplasms, including the gastric and pancreatic adenocarcinomas, are less well known and studied because they account for a relatively small percentage of hereditary gastrointestinal cancers. Nonetheless, they merit special...
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