Prophylactic Gastrectomy in Familial Gastric Cancer: Case Report and Review of Literature
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death.Most cases are sporadic and only 10% of patients,show familial clustering.Among these patients, 1 to 3 % have hereditary diffuse gastric cancer(HDGC),which is autosomal-dominant and present in younger ages.M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Iran University of Medical Sciences
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Online Access: | http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-122&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |