Table 1

„Bleeding and stool disorders“, „non-specific symptoms“ and related colorectal manifestations on the primary diagnosis of FAP (n = 143, values in brackets are relative values)


colon
rectum




10–100 polyps
>100 polyps
carcinoma
no polyps
<10 polyps
10–100 polyps
carcinoma

n
(%)
n
(%)
n
(%)
n
(%)
n
(%)
n
(%)
n
(%)

total patients
7
(100)
90
(100)
36
(100)
14
(100)
25
(100)
96
(100)
17
(100)
fecal occult blood
3
(43)
81
(90)
22
(61)
7
(50)
14
(56)
61
(64)
14
(82)
colonic bleeding
2
(29)
72
(80)
17
(47)
4
(29)
12
(48)
56
(58)
13
(76)
diarrhoea
1
(14)
44
(49)
16
(44)
1
(7)
6
(24)
37
(39)
11
(65)
anemia
3
(43)
30
(33)
16
(44)
4
(29)
4
(16)
25
(26)
6
(35)
abdomial pain
2
(29)
19
(21)
11
(31)
1
(7)
6
(24)
14
(15)
3
(18)
loss of strength
2
(29)
16
(18)
11
(31)
2
(14)
2
(8)
14
(15)
4
(24)
loss of weight
1
(14)
14
(16)
6
(17)
1
(7)
3
(12)
11
(11)
5
(29)
mucous discharge
2
(29)
17
(19)
7
(19)
1
(7)
3
(12)
15
(16)
2
(12)
bloating
2
(29)
11
(12)
6
(17)
1
(7)
3
(12)
9
(9)
2
(12)
constipation
-
-
9
(10)
2
(6)
1
(7)
3
(12)
5
(5)
3
(18)
paradox diarrhoea
-
-
5
(6)
1
(3)
-
-
1
(4)
4
(4)
2
(12)

Croner et al. BMC Cancer 2005 5:24   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-5-24