Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon (2 of 29)

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Case description

Our patient is a 27 year-old man from the republic of Nicaragua. His father died of colon carcinoma at the age of 36. Two brothers had colectomies due to similar familial polyposis. His sister did not have the disease. The patient underwent a colectomy. The image of the sigmoid show a stalked polyp where multiple smaller polyps are seen nearby.

tags: familial adenomatous polyposis FAP colon colonoscopy polyp

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