26 Colon Cancer
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Polyps
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/F2548931-E654-4D57-A583-9DE731658EA5.jpg)
Hyperplastic
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/D0A2F467-9A76-41E6-AECD-7EED10141C7F.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/F9071BA9-41C1-427D-B34C-4785D8834161.jpg)
Adenomatous
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/9C52B07F-A995-4570-A55C-45081BD91092.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/86F9567D-59C2-4AAE-B915-35F90FD69363.jpg)
- left: sessile
- right: pedunculated
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/15F463C2-D2D5-47A3-8E35-2FDACF480419.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/70B13570-01E5-4D32-BC44-95B088520D7C.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/AE414813-F3A0-4CDD-9EB8-0D374D997229.jpg)
- villi projection
- dysplastic cells
Polyp Symptoms
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/F435B5C0-611F-415B-B378-5AE97C7F933F.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/14B55286-4674-4D10-A5DB-94BCB9F06688.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/1FA23A7E-50D5-49D8-88E1-EBC20C1881E5.jpg)
- pts with polyp > 1cm in diameter and numbers are at increased risks of developing metachronous
- more screening
Juvenile
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/111AC77C-0DE9-469A-ACC5-7117DFD2246F.jpg)
- no dysplasia
- fall off and bleed, iron deficiency anemia
Peutz-Jeghers
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/18F434E8-DC6E-43F4-A831-B8E9D8E17144.jpg)
- present with spots around lips and polyps
Genetics of Colon Cancer
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/371D3757-9334-4072-B765-C23FEA222E12.jpg)
- aspirin to prevent colon cancer
Chromosomal Instability
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/8334B081-4158-4ABF-BE90-7B71220ECB39.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/86C7817D-E64E-42AC-A857-345BFAE97C75.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/D37A744F-B0E0-4EAA-B59A-A8C761823288.jpg)
- cell mutated to have APC
- surrounding copies also have mutated APC
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/C421CC45-85DE-47C9-A8E0-84798D65743E.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/2A88C8B2-567B-492D-8A87-D2684B33DECC.jpg)
FAP
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/1B7EA4A7-B71A-4905-9584-13C5D59437B6.jpg)
- born with entire colon have APC mutation
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/12FE66D9-E5EC-48A6-939C-C4A3290D7B07.jpg)
Gardner
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/EAF15E13-F71D-4499-B329-98F192712713.jpg)
- bumps all over body
- bump at jaw
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/D09B03F9-1196-49BB-81C1-DAEC14933E73.jpg)
- children born with dark spot
Turcot
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/9737E2C8-38F5-4911-B502-87C21DEEBC89.jpg)
Microsatellite
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/7F4D0707-8076-4218-8F15-B5C7F3F051B8.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/070E478A-966D-4EB6-A607-14192FDA4A43.jpg)
- separate from bulk of genetic material (satellites)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/E6CEED64-04C2-4D01-9C8B-9D005EC1ABFA.jpg)
HNPCC
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/E4AAF422-7B55-4C71-B687-DFA45E9AAF34.jpg)
COX 2
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/289F1B45-43C2-433F-8CF9-D04AC3E4E930.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/DCA49862-E554-4D38-9E62-A70E762C4345.jpg)
DCC
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/DFC39526-845C-42E0-91DC-955D429140ED.jpg)
Colon Cancer
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/3780ED36-D428-41CC-AFF7-BDA2821B9352.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/49957BE2-EE7C-4D46-9BDE-5723EC032F3A.jpg)
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- right side: bleed slowly, anemia
- exophytic: grow out from the side, does not obstruct stool, symptoms from bleeding
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/C5E97B1C-BABA-4E31-9660-82F5EDF9772E.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/E566C40B-457F-4548-B3B6-827B4B310920.jpg)
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/C3B70688-838D-462B-B399-872308DEF55B.jpg)
CEA
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/DFCD7DB1-0479-4E72-90AB-46E6A68A4080.jpg)
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