Colonic Polyps Flashcards
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FAP characterised by
Numerous polyps after puberty
Prophylactic polypectomy done
FAP occurs due to
APC Timor suppressor gene mutation
Gardener syndrome
FAP osseous or soft tissue tumor
Hypertrophy if retinal pigment epithelium
Supernumerary teeth
Turcot syndrome
FAP+ CNS tumor
Peutz jegher inheritance pattern
Autosomal dominant
Peutz jegher characteristic
Numerous hamartomatous polyps along GI tract with hyperpigmented maculae’s on lips, hands and genitals
Juvenile polypody’s syndrome inheritance pattern
AD
Juvenile polyposis syndrome characteristic
Numerous hamartomatous polyps
In children <5 years
Peutz jeghers has increased risk of
Breast and GO cancers
Lunch syndrome inheritance pattern
AD
Cause of lunch syndrome
Mutation of mismatch repair genes and micro satellite instability
Cancers associated with lynch syndrome
Endometrial
Ovarian
Skin cancer