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Association between the age and the development of colorectal cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: a multi-institutional study.
Surgery today - 1 Apr 2017
Kobayashi Hirotoshi, Ishida Hideyuki, Ueno Hideki, Hinoi Takao, Inoue Yasuhiro, Ishida Fumio, Kanemitsu Yukihide, Konishi Tsuyoshi, Yamaguchi Tatsuro, Tomita Naohiro, Matsubara Nagahide, Watanabe Toshiaki, Sugihara Kenichi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the incidence of colorectal cancer among familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients by phenotype using the latest modalities. METHODS: We collected data on 303 patients who underwent surgery for FAP at one of 23 institutions between 2000 and 2012. The incidence of colorectal cancer was investigated by phenotype. RESULTS: Colorectal cancer was diagnosed in 115 (38.0 %) of the 303...
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