Lynch Syndrome―Associated Breast Cancers: Clinicopathologic Characteristics of a Case Series from the Colon Cancer Family Registry
The recognition of breast cancer as a spectrum tumor in Lynch syndrome remains controversial. The aim of this study was to explore features of breast cancers arising in Lynch syndrome families. This observational study involved 107 cases of breast cancer identified from the Colorectal Cancer Family...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical cancer research 2010-04, Vol.16 (7), p.2214-2224 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The recognition of breast cancer as a spectrum tumor in Lynch syndrome remains controversial. The aim of this study was to explore features of breast cancers arising in Lynch syndrome families.
This observational study involved 107 cases of breast cancer identified from the Colorectal Cancer Family Registry (Colon CFR) from 90 families in which (a) both breast and colon cancer co-occurred, (b) families met either modified Amsterdam criteria, or had at least one early-onset ( |
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ISSN: | 1078-0432 1557-3265 |
DOI: | 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-3058 |