Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: Introduction
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: A rare disorder characterized by the inherited predisposition to develop colorectal cancer as well as cancers in other locations, particularly near the bowel. Even though sufferers face an increased risk of various cancers it does not mean that they will actually develop the cancer.
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Symptoms of Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer:
- Increased risk of endometrial cancer
- Increased risk of ovarian cancer
- Increased risk of stomach cancer
- Increased risk of small intestine cancer
- Increased risk of liver cancer
- Increased risk of gallbladder duct cancer
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Misdiagnosis and Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
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of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
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consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi.
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Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon...read more »
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: Rare Types
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Causes of Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- HNPCC defects in DNA mismatch repair lead to microsatellite instability, also known as MSI-H, which is a hallmark of HNPCC. MSI is identifiable in cancer specimens in the pathology laboratory
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Prognosis for Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
Prognosis for Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer:
Prognosis depends on stage. Refer patients with early onset colorectal cancer for genetic counseling. Such counseling may lead to awareness and/or testing of family members at risk.
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Definitions of Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer:
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, or a subtype of Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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