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A family with atypical colonic polyposis and gastric cancer: A three‐decade followup
Author(s) -
Lindberg B.,
Kock N. G.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197501)35:1<255::aid-cncr2820350131>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - medicine , colonic cancer , cancer , colorectal cancer , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , disease , oncology , physics , optics
A three‐decade followup of a family in whom multiple colonic polyps were found in 5 out of 11 members of one generation is presented. In 3 of these members, cancer was present in the colorectum. The clinical picture as well as the pathologic findings differ from those seen in familial polyposis. In the previous generation two cases of gastric cancer were found, as well as one case of colonic cancer. The high incidence of colonic polyps and cancer suggests a hereditary disease, but the mode of transmission cannot be definitely determined without following this family for a longer period.