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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
The authors identified 132 patients who died with a documented diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). A review of the medical records, autopsy reports, and in-depth discussion with local physicians and well-informed family members was performed. It was impossible, even after the review, to ascertain the exact cause of death in 22 patients. In the remaining patients, the cause of death was as follows: metastatic colorectal carcinoma, 64 patients (58.2 percent), (colon, 49 [44.5 percent], rectal, 15 [13.6 percent]); desmoid tumors, 12 (10.9 percent); periampullary carcinoma, 9 (8.2 percent); brain tumors, 8 (7.3 percent); perioperative mortalities, 5 (4.5 percent); adrenal carcinoma, 1 (0.9 percent); and abdominal carcinomatosis, 1 (0.9 percent). Ten patients died of causes not related to FAP. The major causes of death in 36 patients who underwent prophylactic colectomy were desmoid tumor and periampullary malignancy. This finding underscores the importance of lifelong surveillance and periodic endoscopic evaluation in patients with FAP.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0012-3706
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
639-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Abdominal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Child, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Fibroma, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Medical Records, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Neoplasms, Multiple Primary, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Ohio, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:2165452-Retrospective Studies
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Mortality in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article