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Table 2 Tumour spectrum and age at diagnosis of each tumour leading to a diagnosis of Lynch syndrome

From: Room for improvement: One third of Lynch syndrome patients presenting for genetic testing in a highly specialised centre in Stockholm already have cancer

Patients

N:88 (%)

Age at diagnosis

mean (range)

Colorectal cancer

67 (76%)

(44, 24–75)

Extracolonic cancer

25 (28%)

(49, 24–65)

Gynaecological cancer

21 (24%)

(49, 38–65)

Skin tumour

4 (5%)

(45, 24–58)

Total number of tumoursa

117

 
  1. aFive (6%) patients had multiple cancer diagnoses that led to a diagnosis of Lynch syndrome
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Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

ISSN: 1897-4287