scholarly journals Hereditary Colon Cancer

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawna M Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis ◽  
North American Population ◽  
Adenomatous Polyposis ◽  
American Population ◽  
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer ◽  
Hereditary Colon Cancer ◽  
The North ◽  
Hereditary Nonpolyposis ◽  
Tumour Initiation

Hereditary colon cancer comprises approximately 10% of total colon cancer, a disease that affects 6% of the North American population. Knowledge of molecular genetics of familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer has improved our diagnostic abilities and management, as well as furthered our understanding of the mechanisms of tumour initiation and progression.

scholarly journals Left-Sided Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Right-Sided Thigh Abscess

2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bates Murphy ◽  
Paul Belliveau
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Sigmoid Diverticulitis ◽  
North American Population ◽  
American Population ◽  
The North ◽  
Colocutaneous Fistula ◽  
Atypical Presentations ◽  
Thigh Abscess ◽  
Uncommon Complication

Abstract Acquired diverticular disease of the colon is very common in the North American population. Atypical presentations are usually due to complications and rarely the predominant complaint may be related to an associated fistula. Thigh abscesses due to colocutaneous fistula represent an uncommon complication of sigmoid diverticulitis. In rare cases, a thigh abscess may be the only symptom, but gas in the thigh should raise the index of suspicion for bowel pathology. We report the second known case of a left-sided sigmoid diverticulitis leading to an isolated right thigh abscess with no gastrointestinal symptoms.

Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: An Epidemic?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 802-803
Author(s):  
J. VAN AERDE
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Immune Dysfunction ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
North American Population ◽  
American Population ◽  
The North ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Minor Criteria

To the Editor.— Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) is a debilitating neuroimmune disorder which is taking on epidemic proportions. Some estimates indicate that 5% of the North American population might become affected this decade. Smith et al1 confuse the symptom of "chronic fatigue" with the disease "chronic fatigue syndrome" The terminology is mixed up throughout the entire paper, but the authors clearly report on the symptom only. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the patient has to meet two major and eight minor criteria to be diagnosed with CFIDS.

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