J Korean Soc Coloproctol.  1998 Dec;14(4):775-779.

Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid in Association with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

• Kim HJ
• song CS
• Park SW
• Koo BS
• Kim SH
• Park SJ
• Choi YS
• Ahn BK
• Baek SU
• Koo JY

Abstract

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) includes early development of up to thousands of colorectal adenoma and of colonic adenocarcinoma in all untreated cases. Moreover, a variety of extracolonic manifestation are seen. Several reports have demontrated a high incidence of papillry carcinoma of thyroid. We experienced a case of familial adenomatous polyposis, presenting with thyoid papillry carcinoma, and reported with a brief review of literatures.

Keyword

Thyroid carcinoma; Familial adenomatous polyposis

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adenoma
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli*
Carcinoma, Papillary*
Colon
Incidence
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms