FAP
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (13 of 36)
Florid polyposis, usually with over 100 polyps in the colon and often several thousand. This image and the video clip shown multiple polyps and the adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon.
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (10 of 36)
The hole of the apendix is surrounded by adenomatous tissue.
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (9 of 36)
Again more images and video clips of the Adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon.
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (8 of 36)
This unusual finding is an artery that feed two polyps. Rarer cancers associated with FAP include medulloblastomas (Turcot syndrome), hepatoblastoma, thyroid cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer,...
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (6 of 36)
The two most common inherited forms of colorectal cancer are familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non -polyposis colorectal cancer. The second most common malignancy in patients with FAP is...
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (5 of 36)
More Adenomas in the Descending Colon The second reported lethal complication of FAP is diffuse mesenteric fibromatosis and is referred to as a desmoid tumor. It involves intra-abdominal organs and...
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (4 of 36)
Multiple Adenomas in the Sigmoid are displayed. Colonoscopy revealed hundreds of polyps throughout the colon. The principal cause of mortality is colorectal cancer, which develops in all patients unless...
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (3 of 36)
The patient has several flat adenomas in the rectum. The genetic defect in FAP is a germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Syndromes once thought to be distinct from FAP are...
Stalked Polyp
The image and the video display several small polyps. Familiar polyposis of the colon (FPC)
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