GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA AND DYSPLASIA IN FUNDIC GLAND POLYPS OF A PATIENT WITH ATTENUATED ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS-COLI

Gastric adenocarcinoma has been previously recognized as a potential c omplication of familial adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and attenuate d forms of APC (AAPC). This tumor has only been reported to originate from adenomatous polyps of the gastric mucosa in these clinical condit ions, There have been no previous case reports of gastric adenocarcino ma arising from the more commonly found fundic gland polyps associated with AAPC or APC, We report the first definitive case of gastric aden ocarcinoma arising from a hyperplastic polyp of the fundis of a patien t with AAPC.