See Also: familial adenomatous polyposis(medicine)
Familial adenomatous polyposis(health)
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis(health)
adenomatous polyposis coli(medicine)
Adenomatous polyposis coli(health)
Colorectal adenomatous polyposis, recessive(health)
Adenomatous polyposis coli, autosomal recessive(health)
familial polyposis(medicine)
Familial polyposis(health)
familial intestinal polyposis(medicine)

Familial adenomatous polyposis (health)


Abbreviated FAP. A syndrome characterized by the formation of thousands of polyps in the colon and rectum with colorectal cancer the inevitable consequence. Polyps can also occur in the stomach, duodenum and the terminal ileum. The polyps most often begin to form at puberty. And colon cancer usually occurs 10 to 15 years thereafter. The average age of diagnosis of familial polyposis is 25 years of age, with cancers developing at age 20 to 30. However, cancers may arise anywhere from late childhood to the sixties.