[Non-polyposis colorectal cancer in subjects under 55 years of age: frequency and phenotype of hereditary or familial syndromes]. / Il cancro non polipotico del colon e del retto sotto i 55 anni di età: frequenza e fenotipo delle sindromi a predisposizione ereditaria o familiare.
Ann Ital Chir
; 71(2): 217-24; discussion 225, 2000.
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ABSTRACT
Young age is believed to be a risk factor for hereditary or familial non-polyposis colorectal cancer. Present study analysed frequency, phenotype and familial cancer risk of 82 subjects with colorectal cancer under 55 years of age. According to age and family history, probands have been subdivided into 5 groups Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) (8.2% of cases); Suspected HNPCC (7.3%); Non-specific familial aggregation of colorectal cancer (AFACC) (19.5%); Early-onset colorectal cancer (diagnosis under 35 years of age) (CCG) (6.1%); Sporadic colorectal cancer (CCS) (58.5%). Proportions of probands with multiple colonic tumours were highest in HNPCC (57.1%), but present in AFACC (12.5%) and CCG (20.0%) groups, as well. Extracolonic, in particular endometrial and ovarian cancers have been found in HNPCC and AFACC probands. Tumours of proximal colon were most frequent in HNPCC, suspected HNPCC, CCG patients. Eleven-years survival rate was higher in HNPCC probands then in CCS group. Familial cancer risk in HNPCC was 3 times as much as in CCG + CCS groups. Diagnosis of colorectal cancer under 55 years of age is associated with an high frequency of hereditary or familial cases. Genetic tests, surveillance and screening programs in these patients must be based on extensive phenotype and pedigree analyses. HNPCC is widely represented in young colorectal cancer patients and is associated with a high risk of multiple synchronous or metacronous colonic and extracolonic tumours. Total colectomy and eventual hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy seem therefore recommendable options in these patients.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Adenocarcinoma
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Ann Ital Chir
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article