Familial colorectal cancer type X: Polyp burden and cancer risk stratification via a family history score

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 537-542

  Koh, Poh Koon ^a   Kalady, Matthew ^a   Skacel, Marek ^c   Fay, Susan ^a,b   McGannon, Ellen ^a,b   Shenal, Janet ^a,b   Arroyo, Loretta ^a,b   Toderick, Kathy ^a,b   Church, James ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Dahl Chase Pathology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial colorectal cancer; Family history score; HNPCC; Lynch syndrome; Polyposis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISMATCH REPAIR; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DNA MISMATCH REPAIR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79960818547     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05606.x     Document Type: Article

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