The role of pediatricians in families with a history of familial adenomatous polyposis.
Colon cancer is not an entity that pediatricians routinely confront; however, a family history of colon cancer can have pediatric implications when it is part of familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Colonic (multiple intestinal polyps) and extracolonic manifestations (such as hepatoblastoma or b...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Pediatrics Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 623 - 627 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jul2009
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