A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report
Familial adenomatous polyposis ( FAP ) accounts for about 1% of colorectal cases in the United States. FAP arises from the germline mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli ( APC) gene located on chromosome 5Q21.In one third of cases it arises from spontaneous mutation and have no associated famil...
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| description | Familial adenomatous polyposis ( FAP ) accounts for about 1% of colorectal cases in the United States. FAP arises from the germline mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli ( APC) gene located on chromosome 5Q21.In one third of cases it arises from spontaneous mutation and have no associated family history. As these polyps will progress to carcinoma the treatment of choice is total colectomy. This report describes a patient with a positive family history of carcinoma of the colon who developed rectal bleeding and was subsequently diagnosed as FAP following a colonoscopy. |
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| spelling | iium-236652012-04-24T04:01:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23665/ A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report Jaafar, Khairul Azhar Bunn, Andrea RC Internal medicine Familial adenomatous polyposis ( FAP ) accounts for about 1% of colorectal cases in the United States. FAP arises from the germline mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli ( APC) gene located on chromosome 5Q21.In one third of cases it arises from spontaneous mutation and have no associated family history. As these polyps will progress to carcinoma the treatment of choice is total colectomy. This report describes a patient with a positive family history of carcinoma of the colon who developed rectal bleeding and was subsequently diagnosed as FAP following a colonoscopy. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23665/1/A_YOUNG_MAN_WITH_FAMILIAL_ADENOMATOUS_POLYPOSIS_1_.pdf Jaafar, Khairul Azhar and Bunn, Andrea (2007) A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 6 (2). ISSN 1823-4631 http://www.eimjm.com/vol6-No2.html |
| spellingShingle | RC Internal medicine Jaafar, Khairul Azhar Bunn, Andrea A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title | A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title_full | A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title_fullStr | A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title_short | A young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| title_sort | young man with familial adenomatous polyposis coli: a case report |
| topic | RC Internal medicine |
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