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Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Flashcards

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BRCA1 lifetime cancer risks

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Breast - up to 85%; ovarian - up to 45%; prostate, male breast, melanoma and pancreatic likely increased

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HBOC risk for a second primary breast cancer

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60%

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BRCA2 lifetime cancer risks

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Breast - up to 85%; ovarian - up to 25%; male breast - 6-7%; prostate - up to 20%; pancreatic, melanoma likely increased

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BRCA1 tumor pathology

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more likely to be triple negative

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BRCA2 tumor pathology

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more likely to be ER/PR+

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TAH/BSO risk reduction

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96% ovarian cancer risk reduction; 50% breast cancer risk reduction if done prior to menopause

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Bilateral mastectomy risk reduction

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90% risk reduction

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Cowden syndrome features

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macrocephaly, trichilemmomas and papillomatous papules, cobblestone gums, goiter, autism spectrum disorder/MR (Lhermite Duclos, benign brain tumor)

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Cowden syndrome cancer risks

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breast cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer

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Cowden syndrome polyp type

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hamartomatous

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Cowden syndrome thyroid cancer pathology

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follicular, sometimes papillary, NEVER medullary

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Bannayan-Riley-Ruvacalba features

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macrocephaly, hamartomatous polyposis, speckled penis, DD

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Proteus syndrome features

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connective tissue nevi, disproportionate overgrowth (hemihypertrophy), lipomas or absence of fat, vascular malformation

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CHEK2 common mutation

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1100delC

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HDGC breast cancer pathology

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Lobular breast cancer (50% risk)

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PJS lifetime breast cancer risk

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approximately 50%

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LFS: common cancers

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ACC, Sarcomas, Breast cancer, Leukemia, Brain (choroid plexus); ACC and brain choroid plexus tumors most predictive of a p53 mutation

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LFS: inherited v. de novo

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80% inherited, 20% de novo

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MEN1: common cancers

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thymic gland; carcinoid tumors of the thymus gland, lung, and stomach (gastrinomas); parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic tumors (pituitary adenomas, prolactinoma)

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HDGC: common cancers

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diffuse gastric cancer; lobular breast cancer

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HBOC: common cancers

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breast, ovarian (fallopian, primary peritoneal), prostate, pancreatic

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HBOC: founder effect

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Ashkenazi Jewish, 1/40 carrier frequency

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HLRCC: common cancers

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leiomyomas of the skin and uterus (cutaneous leiomyomas); papillary type II

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Lynch syndrome: common cancers

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CRC, endometrial, gastric, ovarian, hepatobiliary, urinary tract (renal pelvis, ureter), small bowel, glioblastoma, sebaceous carcinomas

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MEN2A classic features

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medullary thyroid carcinoma; hyperparathyroidism; pheochromocytoma

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MEN2A: inherited v. de novo

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95% inherited; 5% de novo

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MEN2B classic features

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medullary thyroid carcinoma; marfanoid habitus; mucosal neuromas; alicrima; everted eyelids; 50% risk for pheos

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MEN2B: inherited v. de novo

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50% inherited; 50% de novo

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FMTC classic features

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medullary thyroid carcinoma, with no other clinical findings; need many affected family members to make the dx; 100% cancer risk

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VHL: common cancers/tumor types

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retinal and CNS hemangioblastoma; Renal clear cell carcinoma; endolymphatic sac tumors; pheochromocytoma

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MEN1 common clinical findings

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angiofibromas; hyperparathyroidism

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NF1: common clinical findings

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cafe au lait macules; neurofibromas; axillary/inguinal freckling; lisch nodules

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VHL: inherited v. de novo

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80% inherited; 20% de novo

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SDHB features

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most paragangliomas occur in the trunk and abdomen (can occur in head/neck); increased risk for malignancy; AD

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SDHD features

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parent of origin effect, at risk if gene mutation is inherited from father; head/neck paragangliomas (parasympathetic); high number of tumors, low probability for malignancy

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SDHC features

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skull base and neck paragangliomas; less common than SDHD (4-8% of HPGL/PCC)

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SDHAF2 features

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skull base and neck paragangliomas; incidence is rare

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SHDA features

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rare; <3% of HPGL/PCC; primarily one PGL

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Familial PC features

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pheochromocytoma, parganglioma

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Birt-Hogg-Dube: common cancers

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chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

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Birt-Hogg-Dube: common clinical findings

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fibrofolliculoma; spontaneous pneumothorax

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Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: common cancers

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CRC, gastric, breast, pancreatic, lung, gynecologic, sex-cord, small bowel

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FAP polyp load

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100s-1000s

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FAP: inherited v. de novo rate

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up to 30% de novo; 70% inherited (most families have unique mutations, genotype/phenotype correlations emerging)

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FAP extracolonic features

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CHRPE, dental anomalies, desmoids, fundic gland polyps, hepatoblastoma, epidermoid cysts

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AFAP polyp load

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> 20 but <100

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AFAP mutation hot spots

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APC gene, 5’ and 3’ ends

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MAP inheritance

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Autosomal recessive (can appear suggestive of Lynch syndrome in some families)

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MAP polyp load

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usually at least 15, fewer than 1000s

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MAP polyp type

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adenomatous, a few may be hyperplastic; NOT associated with hamartomatous

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Lynch syndrome lifetime risk for colon cancer

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Lynch syndrome CRC features

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right-sided/ascending; signet ring; mucinous; medullary; tumor infiltrating lymphocytes; poorly differentiated

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Lynch syndrome lifetime risk for endometrial cancer

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Which MMR gene has the highest associated with endometrial cancer

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Next step after IHC loss of MLH1/PMS2 staining

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MLH1 methylation and BRAF mutation analysis; if negative, then proceed to MLH1 sequencing

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Percentage of Lynch syndrome tumors with MSI

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Homozygous mutations in MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2

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Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMRD)

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CMMRD features

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Very early onset CRC; duodenal cancer; leukemia; lymphoma; childhood brain tumors; cafe-au-lait spots

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Familial Colorectal Cancer type X

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Families that meet Amsterdam, do not have a detectable mutation or MSI in colon tumor; do not show the other Lynch-associated cancers; may show later ages of onset

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Muir-Torre Syndrome

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A variant of Lynch syndrome

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Muir-Torre genes and features

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Mostly MSH2, some with MLH1 mutations; typical features of Lynch syndrome WITH sebaceous carcinomas (tumors of the sweat glands), particularly in the head/neck area, and Keratoacanthomas

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PJS polyp type

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peutz-jegher polyps; can have hamartomatous polyps

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JPS polyp type and location

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juvenile polyps; can have hamartomatous polyps or mixed adenomatous; can occur anywhere in the GI tract

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Turcot syndrome

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Rare; multiple colorectal adenomas and primary brain tumors

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Turcot syndrome - APC mutation

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Medulloblastomas

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Turcot syndrome - MMR mutation

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Glioblastoma

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PJS clinical features

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blue/black pigmentation of the buccal mucosa; intussusception; GI bleeding; can see gynecomastia

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PJS polyp load and location

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<100; most commonly in the small intestine (jejunum), usually in the stomach to rectum; may develop in the respiratory tract and urinary tract

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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

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Subset of patients with SMAD4 mutations; have JP and HHT

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HHT features

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GI and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations; mucocutaneous telangiectasias

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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) - associated protein

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e-Cadherin

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HDGC lifetime risk for DIFFUSE gastric cancer

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HDGC treatment

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prophylactic total gastrectomy (usually after age 20); high risk options for breast cancer risk management

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OCPs reduce the risk for which cancers?

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ovarian and endometrial

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What cancers are incorporated into BRCAPRO for the risk for a BCRA1/2 mutation?

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Breast cancer (male and female), ovarian cancer

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Detection rate of CDH1 mutations

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Medulloblastoma occurs in a high frequency in which syndromes?

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Gorlin (nevoid basal cell carcinoma); and Turcot

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What is the purpose of Bethesda criteria?

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To identify a colorectal tumor that should be evaluated for MSI

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What age to most patient with NF1 meet clinical criteria

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Features of Legius syndrome

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Similar to NF1, WITHOUT neurofibromas or optic gliomas; will see cafe-au-lait macules and axillary/inguinal freckling

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Factors to take into consideration prior to prophylactic colectomy in a patient with FAP

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symptoms, number and location of polyps, risk for CRC in the near future, and compliance with continues surveillance

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Which germline mutations have schwannomas as a characteristic finding?

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NF2 and SMARCB1 (schwannomatosis)

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What is pathognomonic of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome?

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Calcification of the falx

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Results of the WHI study regarding HRT

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estrogen + progesterone increases breast cancer risk; estrogen alone has no effect on breast cancer risk

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NF1 clinical features

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hyperpigmented lesions; Lisch nodules; trouble learning;

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Nevoid Basal cell carcinoma/Gorlin syndrome - clinical features

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Falx calcification, jaw keratocysts, palmar/plantar pits; medulloblastoma, nevoid BCC

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FAP average age of CRC diagnosis

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PJS - common cancers

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Gastric, breast, ovarian, pancreatic, cervix (rare, agressive), sex cord tumors

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JPS lifetime cancer risk

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Xeroderma Pigmentosum cancer risk

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Ataxia Telangienctasia cancer risk

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lymphoma, leukemia

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Rubinstein-Taybe cancer risk

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meningioma, pilomatrixoma, leukemia

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