Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

Introduction: Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

Description of Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (medical condition): A genetic condition characterized by the development of adenomatous polyps mainly in the colon and rectum. There may be hundreds or thousands of polyps and these polyps have a predisposition for becoming cancerous. The attenuated form of the condition is distinguished by the development of polyps in old age rather than during the first decades of life.

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Attenuated familial polyposis:
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Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis:

• Familial adenomatous polyposis
• Familial
• Familial disorder
• Adenomatous
• Polyposis

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis as a Disease

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: Another name for Attenuated familial polyposis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Attenuated familial polyposis
  »Symptoms of Attenuated familial polyposis
  »Treatments for Attenuated familial polyposis

Symptoms of Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (Attenuated familial polyposis)

Some of the symptoms of Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis incude:

• Abdominal bleeding
• Diarrhea
• Cramping abdominal pain
• Weight loss - if malignant transformation occurs
• Rectal bleeding

See full list of 14 symptoms of Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (Attenuated familial polyposis)

Treatments for Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (Attenuated familial polyposis)

Treatments for Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (Attenuated familial polyposis) include:

• Removal of colon
• Genetic testing is may be required to confirm the diagnosis. The treatment plan usually involves regular monitoring of the polyps (polypectomy). Problematic polyps may require a prophylactic colectomy where a portion of the colon (or other affected parts of the gastrointestinal tract) is removed. NSAID's may be used to reduce or delay the development of cancer and to reduce the number of polyps that develop

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Treatment of Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: For more treatment information about Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis, see treatment of Attenuated familial polyposis (Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis)

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis:

• colonic polyps
• hereditary disorder
• colonic cancer
• hereditary non-polyposis coli
• anemia
• hematochezia
• colorectal cancer

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