Table 2

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

desmoid
 gastric polyps
 duodenal polyps
 small bowel polyps








abdominal wall
 mesenteric
 retroperitoneal






n
 (%)
 n
 (%)
 n
 (%)
 n
 (%)
 n
 (%)
 n
 (%)
total patients
 8
 (100)
 13
 (100)
 5
 (100)
 39
 (100)
 26
 (100)
 7
 (100)
fecal occult blood
 4
 (50)
 9
 (69)
 4
 (80)
 28
 (72)
 19
 (73)
 4
 (57)
colonic bleeding
 4
 (50)
 9
 (69)
 4
 (80)
 25
 (64)
 15
 (58)
 2
 (29)
diarrhoea
 3
 (38)
 4
 (30)
 1
 (20)
 16
 (41)
 12
 (46)
 3
 (43)
anemia
 2
 (25)
 1
 (8)
 -
 -
 10
 (26)
 9
 (35)
 4
 (57)
abdomial pain
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 8
 (21)
 6
 (23)
 3
 (43)
loss of strength
 1
 (13)
 -
 -
 -
 -
 7
 (18)
 7
 (27)
 2
 (29)
loss of weight
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 5
 (12)
 6
 (23)
 2
 (29)
mucous discharge
 -
 -
 5
 (39)
 1
 (20)
 7
 (18)
 5
 (19)
 1
 (14)
bloating
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 4
 (10)
 3
 (12)
 1
 (14)
constipation
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 (3)
 1
 (4)
 -
 -
paradox diarrhoea
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 (4)
 -
 -

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