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Adenomatous Polyp
New adenomatous polyp research from R. Merenda and co-researchers described
May 5th, 2009
According to a study from Padua, Italy, "Colorectal polyposis is the main feature of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) but benign and malignant lesions have also been described in the stomach, duodenum, small bowel, biliary tract and pancreas." "There are few reports on FAP patients with duodenal polyps that developed at a younger age and even fewer oil cases with dysplastic degeneration. The progression to carcinoma usually presents quite late in the clinical history of FAP patients, typically at least 20 to 25 years after proctocolectomy," wrote R. Merenda and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "This report described the rare case of a...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-05)
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