What is attenuated FAP?
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) is an inherited condition that increases the chance to develop cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. It is a milder form of classic familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
What is FAP in surgery?
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a rare disease where a number of precancerous polyps develop in the large intestine, increasing chances for cancer. Preventive surgery is the standard treatment.
What does FAP stand for medical?
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an inherited condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract. FAP leads to hundreds or thousands or polyps inside the colon or rectum. (hereditary polyposis of the colorectum, familial polyposis, Gardner’s syndrome)
How is FAP treated?
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Treatment: Surgery. If you have polyps, then the best course of action is colorectal surgery. Completely removing the cancer will alleviate your symptoms and offer you the best chance of a cure. Removing the colon is the only way to prevent colorectal cancer from developing.
When do you use FAP?
Current guidelines recommend that patients at risk for FAP should initiate endoscopic examination at 10-12 years of age, with continuing regular endoscopic surveillance until colectomy is advisable due to polyp burden, size or degree of dysplasia[16].
Is FAP a disability?
While the Social Security Administration does not list FAP specifically as a disabling condition, it does list intestine and colorectal cancer as a condition which can be disabling when the symptoms interferes with the person’s ability to engage in sustained work activity.
How long does it take for a tubular adenoma to become cancerous?
They can grow slowly, over a decade or more. If you have tubular adenomas, they have about 4%-5% chance of becoming cancerous. The odds that villous adenomas will turn out to be dangerous are several times higher.
What percent of adenomatous polyps become cancerous?
Doctors generally remove them anyway, just to be safe. Adenomas: Many colon polyps are the precancerous type, called adenomas. It can take seven to 10 or more years for an adenoma to evolve into cancer—if it ever does. Overall, only 5% of adenomas progress to cancer, but your individual risk is hard to predict.