This text discusses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), a genetically linked precancerous lesion of the bowel in which numerous small growths form on the inside of the gut wall, which can develop into tumours. The condition is inherited and can therefore be diagnosed and treated at an early stage. In addition, the data from patients with FAP may reveal useful information about the genetic component of other cancers.
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Höhe: 165 mm
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978-0-340-56755-5 (9780340567555)
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Consultant Surgeon, Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, London
History and registries; pathology; genetics; congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium; imaging, endoscopy, radiology, computerized tomography of desmoid tumours; surgery-colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis; surgery-restorative protocolectomy; the upper gastrointestinal tract; desmoid disease; other genetic rarities.
