familial polyposis

pathology

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In digestive system disease: Polyps
…the rare disorder known as familial polyposis, in which the colon may be studded with hundreds or thousands of small polyps. Because a colon that produces so many polyps eventually produces cancers as well, the colon should be removed surgically as soon as the diagnosis is made. The rectum may…
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