Two cases of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with familial polypoais coli (FPC) have recently been reported in the literature. Hepatoblastoma was also reported in five children with maternal ancestors with FPC. We report a case of hepatoblastoma in a female infant whose father has FPC as furthe
Hepatocellular and gastric carcinoma associated with familial polyposis coli
โ Scribed by G. Laferla; S. B. Kaye; G. P. Crean
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
A case of familial polyposis coli in association with hepatocellular and gastric carcinoma is reported. No similar case has ever been documented in the world literature. This may be surprising as it is well known that familial polyposis has a potent oncogenicity not only in the colon but also in extracolonic organs.
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