The association between cholangiocarcinoma and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma

Eighteen patients with a biliopancreatic carcinoma in 15 different cancer family syndrome (CFS) families were studied. Only families with three or more first-degree relatives with colorectal carcinoma were included, and other characteristics of CFS were required in at least two cases. In 14 patients, the histologic specimen was available for reevaluation. In 11 (79%), the tumor was confirmed as a carcinoma of the biliary tract or papilla of Vater. In three (21%), carcinoma of the pancreas was the most probably alternative. In all four patients without histologic reevaluation, the diagnosis had been carcinoma of the biliary tract. This study suggests that carcinoma of the biliary tract or papilla of Vater is associated more commonly with CFS than with carcinoma of the pancreas. In this respect, CFS resembles familial adenomatosis coli, in which this association previously has been established.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Cancer - 69(1992), 5 vom: 01. März, Seite 1112-4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mecklin, J P [VerfasserIn]
Järvinen, H J [VerfasserIn]
Virolainen, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.03.1992

Date Revised 19.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012918849