A case of metaplastic polyposis of the colon associated with focal adenomatous change and metachronous adenocarcinomas
โ Scribed by B. G. McCANN
- Book ID
- 108777721
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0309-0167
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A 70-year-old woman underwent right hemicolectomy and six carcinomas were recognized in the resected colon. These carcinomas were considered to be of a cell lineage common to serrated adenoma (SA) and hyperplastic (metaplastic) polyp (H/MP), because of the occurrence of multiple SAs and H/MPs around
## BACKGROUND. Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by the presence of more than 100 adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum starting in the second decade of life. FAP is associated with extra colonic manifestations, including desmoid tumors.