Identification and classification of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome): Adapting old concepts to recent advancements. Report from the Italian Association for the study of Hereditary Colorectal Tumors Consensus Group

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2126-2134

  Ponz De Leon, Maurizio ^a,k   Bertario, Lucio ^b   Genuardi, Maurizio ^c   Lanza, Giovanni ^d   Oliani, Cristina ^e   Ranzani, Guglielmina Nadia ^f   Rossi, Giovanni Battista ^g   Varesco, Liliana ^h   Venesio, Tiziana ⁱ   Viel, Alessandra ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁱ CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^j CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Colon; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; Lynch syndrome; Rectum; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EUROPE; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MISMATCH REPAIR; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 37249055583     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9071-9     Document Type: Review

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