title: Hereditary cancer syndromes: a radiologist's perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to present the important malignancies associated with the most common hereditary cancer syndromes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hereditary cancer syndromes comprise 5% of all cancers and have an increased risk of early onset and of multiple or bilateral malignancies. Radiologists should be familiar with various hereditary cancer syndromes and their common associations because early detection of these neoplasms may help decrease patient morbidity and mortality.
authors: Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. ashinagare@partners.org
authors: Atul B
authors: AB
authors: Shinagare
authors: Angela A
authors: AA
authors: Giardino
authors: Jyothi P
authors: JP
authors: Jagannathan
authors: Annick D
authors: AD
authors: Van den Abbeele
authors: Nikhil H
authors: NH
authors: Ramaiya
mesh_terms: D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D016864:Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media