Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2005; 11(10): 1481-1488
Published online Mar 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i10.1481
Table 2 Extracolonic tumors found in HNPCC families.
Extracolonic tumorNumber of AC (%)Number of AC II (%)
Gastric cancer36 (28.8)49 (28.2)
Endometrial cancer28 (22.4)36 (20.7)
Ovarian cancer6 (4.8)9 (5.2)
Small intestinal cancer3 (2.4)9 (5.2)
Esophageal cancer6 (4.8)9 (5.2)
Pancreatic cancer5 (4.0)6 (3.4)
Breast cancer5 (4.0)7 (4.0)
Cancer of nasopharynx/larynx2 (1.6)3 (1.7)
Malignant lymphoma2 (1.6)2 (1.2)
Leukemia1 (0.8)1 (0.6)
Thyroid cancer5 (4.0)5 (2.9)
Lung cancer4 (3.2)8 (4.6)
Hepatocarcinoma10 (8.0)11 (6.3)
Bladder carcinoma1 (0.8)3 (1.7)
Cancer of brain3 (2.4)5 (2.9)
Ureter/renal pelvis cancer0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
Carcinoma of kidney2 (1.6)2 (1.2)
Skin cancer2 (1.6)2 (1.2)
Osteosarcoma0 (0.0)2 (1.2)
Carcinoma of prostate1 (0.8)1 (0.6)
Malignant teratoma1 (0.8)1 (0.6)
Cancer of parotid gland1 (0.8)1 (0.6)
Liposarcoma1 (0.8)1 (0.6)
Total125 (100.0)174 (100.0)