A family of five first degree relatives affected by Lynch II syndrome.
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndromes) has been reported in the international literature over the last decade. We now present a case of a family with Lynch II syndrome, in which five first-degree relatives were affected by colorectal cancer; in addition, the two female patients had ovarian or breast cancer.
Department of Gastroenterology, Tzanion General Hospital Pireaus, Greece.
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Paspatis
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Papatheophanis
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Xourgias
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Kalafatis
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Tsambrinoy
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Karamanolis
D000328:Adult; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree