Gallbladder polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis
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Prevention and management of duodenal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis.
Correspondence to: Mr L Brosens, Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, the Netherlands; l.a.brosens@ amc.uva.nl _________________________ F amilial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is one of two well described forms of hereditary colorectal cancer. The primary cause of death from this syndrome is colorectal cancer which inevitably develops usually by th...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2515-8260
DOI: 10.1016/j.nhccr.2017.06.166