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Without colectomy, the patient will develop symptoms of colon cancer, which will eventually lead to death. | Without colectomy, the patient will develop symptoms of colon cancer, which will eventually lead to death. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [3]
Overview
Natural history
Without colectomy, the patient will develop symptoms of colon cancer, which will eventually lead to death.
Complications
Complications that can develop as a result of familial adenomatous polyposis are:
Prognosis
The prognosis of familial adenomatous polyposis is excellent with treatment. Without treatment, familial adenomatous polyposis will result in colon cancer.