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Table 4 Observed cancer cases for the female Lynch syndrome cohort with 100% or 50% probability of MMR mutation (excluding colorectal and endometrial cancer)

From: A retrospective study of extracolonic, non-endometrial cancer in Swedish Lynch syndrome families

Primary cancer

Observed number

Proportion [%]

LL 95%

UL 95%

Proportion [%] in Sweden 1970

Proportion [%] in Sweden 2010

Reference outside CI

Breast

58

21.17

16.42

26.28

31.79

43.61

below

Ovary and Fallopian tube

42

15.33

11.31

19.71

9.51

3.8

above

Kidney/urinary tract excl prostate

41

14.96

10.95

19.34

5.25

3.34

above

Stomach

29

10.58

6.93

14.23

4.47

1.11

above

Skin excluding melanoma

24

8.76

5.47

12.41

1.37

4.4

above

Cervix

20

7.3

4.38

10.58

10.72

3.71

No

Brain and nervous system

12

4.38

2.19

6.93

4.58

4.5

No

Blood and lymphatic tissue

11

4.01

1.82

6.57

7.45

6.81

below

Small bowel

8

2.92

1.09

5.11

0.38

0.4

above

Liver and biliary system

7

2.55

0.73

4.74

2.87

1.34

No

Lung and airways

5

1.82

0.36

3.65

3.03

5.95

No

Pancreas

4

1.46

0.36

2.92

2.38

1.58

No

Malignant melanoma

4

1.46

0.36

2.92

3.8

8.63

below

Thyroid

3

1.09

0

2.55

2.01

2.59

No

Oesophagus

2

0.73

0

1.82

0.37

0.31

No

Bone and soft tissue

2

0.73

0

1.82

1.16

0.71

No

Head and neck

1

0.36

0

1.09

1.68

1.92

below

Endocrine cancer

1

0.36

0

1.09

2.44

2.09

below

  1. The observed proportions adjusted for age and sex are compared to those of the general population in year 1970 and 2010 (ref National Board of Health and Welfare). If the observed confidence interval in the Lynch syndrome group did not overlap with the proportions in the general population, the reference is denoted as “above” the reference
  2. LL Lower level of 95% confidence interval, UL upper level of 95% confidence interval