Introducción: La poliposis adenomatosa familiar (PAF) es un síndrome caracterizado por la
aparición de múltiples adenomas colorrectales entre la segunda y tercera década de vida. Dos
características fundamentales obligan a su estudio, su alta permeabilidad genética, con herencia
autosómica domina...
SUMMARY Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the main subtype. The cribriform morular variant is a histological phenotype of PTC characterized by its relationship with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Description of the case: We report the ...
ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer is one of the most important malignancies in the classification of gastrointestinal cancers. One of the predisposing factors at molecular level for this cancer is via WNT signaling which is associated with the vast numbers of different genes. Thus, in this study, we aimed to in...
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a rare, hereditary disease whose main characteristic is the presence of a large number of polyps in the colon and rectum, which, in the absence of timely treatment, 100% progresses to colorectal cancer. The early diagnosis of this condition is the pillar of the pre...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Desmoid tumors are the main extraintestinal manifestation of FAP, presenting high morbidity and mortality. It is a neoplasia without metastasis capacity, but with infiltrative growth and with a high rate of recurrence. In familial forms, these tumors are associated with a germinal...
phenotypic expression is the presence of múltiple colorectal adenomatous polyps (more than 100), with high probability developing colorrectal cancer (CRC) before the fifth decade of life. Prophylactic surgery (total colectomy or restorative proctocolectomy) reduces the risk of developing CRC. However, t...
