Bridge the GAPPS (gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis syndrome)

Post written by Suchapa Arayakarnkul, MD, from the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and Daniela Guerrero Vinsard, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, and Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. We present a case of gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis syndrome (GAPPS) and review its …

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Gastric neoplasms in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: endoscopic and clinicopathologic features

Post written by Yusaku Shimamoto, MD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Gastric neoplasms in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients were classified into 4 types based on endoscopic findings. Then, their clinical, histopathologic, and genetic features were investigated. Gastric neoplasms in patients with FAP are endoscopically and histopathologically characteristic …

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