Familial transitional cell carcinoma and the Lynch syndrome II

Br J Urol. 1993 Aug;72(2):177-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1993.tb00683.x.

Abstract

A family is presented in which 4 male siblings developed transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Four upper tract tumours occurred in 3 and in the fourth the tumour was intravesical. Two of these patients also had colorectal adenocarcinoma. There were 2 other relatives in the pedigree with large bowel cancer. It is suggested that this is an example of Lynch Syndrome II, a hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer with extracolonic cancer sites. The implications regarding the screening, surveillance and detection of possible carrier status in healthy relatives is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / etiology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / genetics*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / complications
  • Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / genetics*
  • Family*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Urologic Neoplasms / etiology
  • Urologic Neoplasms / genetics*