"Besides the high risk of developing colorectal carcinomas of 10–80%,
Lynch syndrome family members are at increased risk of developing
several extra-colonic cancers and tumours at a relatively young age:
endometrial cancer, carcinomas of the ovary, small bowel and biliary
tract cancer, sebaceous gland tumours and urothelial carcinomas (UC) of
the upper urinary tract. The
lifetime risk of upper urinary tract cancer in Lynch syndrome varies in
different studies from 0.4–20%.
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is present in these urothelial
carcinomas of the upper urinary tract."
See Table 1
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