Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice (Jun 2009)

Unusual presentation of Lynch Syndrome

  • Yu Veronica PCC,
  • Novelli Marco,
  • Payne Stewart J,
  • Fisher Sam,
  • Barnetson Rebecca A,
  • Frayling Ian M,
  • Barrett Ann,
  • Goudie David,
  • Ardern-Jones Audrey,
  • Eeles Ros,
  • Shanley Susan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1897-4287-7-12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 12

Abstract

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Abstract Lynch Syndrome/HNPCC is a syndrome of cancer predisposition linked to inherited mutations of genes participating in post-replicative DNA mismatch repair (MMR). The spectrum of cancer associated with Lynch Syndrome includes tumours of the colorectum, endometrium, ovary, upper gastrointestinal tract and the urothelium although other cancers are rarely described. We describe a family of Lynch Syndrome with an hMLH1 mutation, that harbours an unusual tumour spectrum and its diagnostic and management challenges.