Familial Polyposis

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Acceptability at Recruitment

NOT ACCEPTABLE

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

NOT ACCEPTABLE

Individual at Risk

Recipient

Explanation of Condition

Inherited condition. Sufferers may have several hundred benign polyps in the bowel, and have a massively increased risk of bowel cancer.

Guidance

Unacceptable. High risk of colonic carcinoma.

Pseudonyms or Related Conditions

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

FAP

Familial Polyposis Coli

Juvenile Polyposis

Hereditary Polyposis

Version

Version 1, Edition 1

Date of Last Update

15th June 2012