RT Book, Section
A1 Erdman, Steven H.
A1 Hoffenberg, Edward J.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7038090
T1 Chapter 414. Polyps and Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7038090
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  most  common  gastrointestinal  tumor  in  children  is  the  benign  single  juvenile  polyp.  Single  juvenile  polyps  are  relatively  common  and  do  not  infer  an  increased  risk  of  colorectal  cancer  at  any  age.  In  contrast,  findings  of  5  or  more  hamartomatous  polyps,  one  or  more  adenomas,  or  abnormal  dysplastic  histology  suggest  a  diagnosis  of  one  of  the  rare  hereditary  colorectal  cancer  syndromes.  A  family  history  of  early  cancer  or  polyps  affecting  multiple  relatives  over  several  generations  is  also  consistent  with  a  hereditary  cancer  syndrome.