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Table 7 Observed cancer cases for the MSH2 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 site

Observed number

Proportion [%]

LL 95%

UL 95%

Proportion [%] in Sweden 1970

Proportion [%] in Sweden 2010

Reference outside CI

Kidney/urinary tract excl prostate

47

21.56

16.06

27.06

8.93

5.87

above

Stomach

30

13.76

9.17

18.35

6.44

1.41

above

Skin excl melanoma

24

11.01

6.88

15.14

1.87

4.54

above

Ovary and Fallopian tube

20

9.17

5.5

13.3

4.86

1.92

above

Prostate

17

7.8

4.59

11.47

5.26

13.07

No

Breast

15

6.88

3.67

10.55

16.64

23.03

below

Brain and nervous system

12

5.5

2.75

8.72

6.19

5.13

No

Cervix

11

5.05

2.29

8.26

5.86

2.08

No

Small bowel

8

3.67

1.38

6.42

0.54

0.56

above

Blood and lymphatic tissue

8

3.67

1.38

6.42

9.98

9.29

below

Malignant melanoma

6

2.75

0.92

5.05

4.51

9.58

No

Pancreas

4

1.83

0.46

3.67

2.81

1.63

No

Lung and airways

4

1.83

0.46

3.67

7.12

5.49

below

Liver and biliary system

3

1.38

0

3.21

2.57

1.65

No

Thyroid

3

1.38

0

3.21

1.63

2.02

No

Oesophagus

2

0.92

0

2.29

0.76

0.62

No

Bone and soft tissue

2

0.92

0

2.29

1.59

1.07

No

Testicle

1

0.46

0

1.38

1.63

3.12

below

Penis

1

0.46

0

1.38

0.34

0.18

No

Head and neck

0

0

0

0

3.67

2.97

below

Female genital organ

0

0

0

0

0.48

0.3

below

Eye

0

0

0

0

0.46

0.34

below

Endocrine cancer

0

0

0

0

2.5

1.99

below

Unspecified location

0

0

0

0

3.34

2.13

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 and is marked in bold
  2. LL Lower level of 95% confidence interval, UL upper level of 95% confidence interval