Is prophylactic colectomy indicated in patients with MYH-associated polyposis?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Leite, J S ^a,b   Isidro, G ^c   Martins, M ^a,b   Regateiro, F ^a   Albuquerque, O ^a   Amaro, P ^a   Romaozinho J M ^a   Boavida, G ^c   Castro Sousa, F ^a,b  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Department of Surgery III ^*  (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Multiple adenomas; MYH germ line mutations

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PORTUGAL; RISK;

EID: 21244441064     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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