The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

November 2013

[A case of familial adenomatous polyposis presenting with thyroid cancer].

Author Information

Eiji Noda,Hiroaki Tanaka,Hiroshi Ohtani,Hisashi Nagahara,Kazuya Muguruma,Kenjiro Kimura,Kiyoshi Maeda,Kosei Hirakawa,Mamiko Takii,Masaichi Ohira,Masatsune Shibutani,Naoshi Kubo,Naoyoshi Onoda,Ryosuke Amano,Takahiro Toyokawa,Takuya Higashiyama

Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine.

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Summary

We report a case of familial adenomatous polyposis( FAP) presenting with thyroid cancer. A 24-year-old woman, on histological examination, was diagnosed as having the cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which is known to be associated with FAP. After total thyroidectomy, total proctocolectomy and excision of the tumor arising from the mesentery of the small intestines were performed. The histological diagnosis was FAP with a desmoid tumor arising from the mesentery.

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