TY - ADVS AU - Burke,Carol A. TI - Colorectal cancer and hereditary colon cancer syndromes T2 - Gastroenterology and hepatology : pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis and management, PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Colorectal Neoplasms KW - Gastroenterology KW - Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Colorectal cancer is a molecularly heterogeneous disease known to arise from two distinct origins, the adenomatous and serrated pathways -- Sessile serrated polyps, also known as sessile serrated adenomas, and traditional serrated adenomas are believed to be the precursor lesions for serrated carcinomas which account for up to 30% of sporadic colorectal cancers -- When colorectal polyps or cancer occur in multiple generations, numerous relatives, at a young age of onset or in association with unusual numbers of lesions or extra-colonic tumors, a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome should be suspected as a potential cause -- The ability to recognize a patient with a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome allows a practitioner to stratify her or his patient's lifetime cancer risk and devise prevention and management strategies for risk reduction in the patient and family once the diagnosis is confirmed; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/1909/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/532/ ER -