Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis is a form of familial adenomatous polyposis, a cancer syndrome. It is a pre-malignant disease that can develop into colorectal cancer. A patient will have fewer than a hundred polyps located typically in right side of the colon. Cancer might develop as early as the age of five, though typically presents later than classical FAP.
| Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis | |
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| Other names | Attenuated familial polyposis coli |
| Specialty | Oncology |
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