Familial Cancers of Head and Neck Region
Published: June 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25920.9967
Reshma Venugopal, Radhika Manoj Bavle, Paremala Konda, Sudhakara Muniswamappa, Soumya Makarla
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
3. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
4. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
5. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Reshma Venugopal,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Krishnadevarya College of Dental Sciences, Sir MVIT Campus,
New Airport Road Hunasamarenahalli, Bengaluru-562157, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: reshmav132@gmail.com
Cancers that occur in families more often than would be expected by chance are termed as familial cancers. They occur due to an inherited genetic mutation and account for 5%-10% of all cancers. This review article presents some of the common Familial Cancer Syndromes (FCS) such as MEN 2B, hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome, familial oral squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, paraganglioma, neurofibroma and other syndromes associated with head and neck region.
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