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Table 9 Observed cancer cases for the MSH6 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

16

17.78

10

25.56

21.31

29.43

No

Ovary and Fallopian tube

14

15.56

8.89

23.33

6.4

2.6

above

Prostate

13

14.44

7.78

22.22

5.5

11.58

No

Kidney/urinary tract excl prostate

10

11.11

5.56

17.78

8.24

5.57

No

Stomach

8

8.89

3.33

15.56

6.74

1.38

No

Brain and nervous system

8

8.89

3.33

15.56

4.88

4.16

No

Blood and lymphatic tissue

7

7.78

2.22

13.33

8.66

8.21

No

Cervix

4

4.44

1.11

8.89

5.93

1.79

No

Liver and biliary system

3

3.33

0

7.78

3.14

1.71

No

Pancreas

2

2.22

0

5.56

3.23

1.85

No

Lung and airways

2

2.22

0

5.56

6.49

7

below

Skin excl melanom

1

1.11

0

3.33

1.96

5.44

No

Endocrine cancer

1

1.11

0

3.33

2.17

1.81

No

Bone and soft tissue

1

1.11

0

3.33

1.24

0.83

No

Head and neck

0

0

0

0

2.94

2.55

below

Oesophagus

0

0

0

0

0.75

0.54

below

Small bowel

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.56

below

female genital organ

0

0

0

0

0.72

0.46

below

Testicle

0

0

0

0

0.49

0.9

below

Penis

0

0

0

0

0.18

0.11

below

Malign melanom

0

0

0

0

3

7.23

below

Eye

0

0

0

0

0.47

0.34

below

Thyroid

0

0

0

0

1.35

1.59

below

Unspecified location

0

0

0

0

3.72

2.37

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