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The Lynch syndrome; a high-risk factor for colorectal carcinoma
J Biert1, W F Eggink, G P van Berge Henegouwen
1Department of Surgery, Rijnstate GZ Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
The Netherlands Journal of Surgery
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
Based on the case history of two patients, the problems of suspected familial colon carcinomas are discussed with special reference to screening policy and treatments. Upon identification of hereditary colon cancer (Lynch syndrome). treatment of the patient should consist of extensive resection and, if the patient is younger than 50 years, life-long careful follow-up.