Author commentary on Isabel Martin et al.

Isabel Martin et al. Gastric adenomas and their management in familial adenomatous polyposis

Among 726 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), 104 (14 %) had a gastric adenoma. High grade dysplasia was detected in five (5 %) of these patients, while two patients had gastric cancer at initial gastric adenoma diagnosis. During follow-up, three patients were additionally „diagnosed with gastric cancer. The study shows the importance of gastric endoscopic surveillance in patients with FAP.

 

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27. Juli 2021