Case Report: Multiple colorectal cancers in a patient with Ulcerative colitis and Lynch syndrome: Is there a role for prophylactic colectomy? A short report and review of literature

Case Report: Multiple colorectal cancers in a patient with Ulcerative colitis and Lynch syndrome: Is there a role for prophylactic colectomy? A short report and review of literature

It is a known fact that Lynch syndrome (LS) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are individually associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. While there is no conclusive evidence to demonstrate a cumulative risk when these two conditions coexist, available data suggest early onset and synchronous c...

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Main Authors: Adewale Adeoba Ayeni, Peter Waterland, Matthew Evans, Shika Singhal, Rajan Kumar Patel, Akinfemi Akingboye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
HNPCC: hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
IBD - inflammatory bowel disease
colorectal cancer
Lynch syndrome
Ulcerative colitis (colitis ulcerosa)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1031606/full

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