Zespół Lyncha

A rare inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome characterized by predisposition to a wide variety of cancers, including neoplasms of the digestive tract, urinary tract, kidney, endometrium, ovary, brain, and prostate, as well as sebaceous skin tumors, depending on the gene involved. Tumors may occur at any age but often arise in young people. Factors influencing individual tumor risk include sex, age, affected gene, and personal history of cancer.