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prasannakumar
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A 44-year-old woman comes to the office with complaints of weight loss and blood in her stools for the last year. Her mother is on chemotherapy for colon carcinoma. Her maternal uncle also had colon cancer, as did her first cousin who died of colon cancer at the age of 46. She is very worried that she might have the same cancer. Based on her history, she falls within the criteria for Lynch syndrome (also known as HNPCC/ Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer). Apart from the complete work-up for colon cancer, this patient should be evaluated for which of the following condition? A) Pancreatic carcinoma B) Hepatic carcinoma C) Pseudomembranous colitis D) Diverticulitis E) Endometrial carcinoma
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ssrpk
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E) Endometrial carcinoma
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cirus
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yes, endomet C
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usmlestud
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khorshid
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E is right 
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Justice
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E) Endometrial carcinoma
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ssrpk
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what is the other one in lynch, breast or ovarian?
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young_doc
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Other malignancies associated with Lynch Syndrome (but not as commonly as Endomterial Ca) include: Breast, Skin, Stomach, Pancreas, Brain, and Biliary tract Ca.
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prasannakumar
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young doc....ovarian ca. is also associated with HNPCC
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