Definitions for "Familial Adenomatous Polyposis"
(fa-MIL-yul pah-li-PO-sis) An inherited condition in which numerous polyps (tissue masses) develop on the inside walls of the colon and rectum. This condition increases a person's risk of developing colorectal cancer.
asyndrome in which a gene mutation that influences the development of colon, rectal, and other cancers is inherited. People with FAP usually have hundreds, and sometimes thousands of pre-cancerous polyps, or growths developing at a very early age. FAP is defined as the presence of more than 100 benign (adenomatous) polyps in the large intestine at one examination. Some people with FAP with a mild version of the disease have less than 100 adenomas; in these individuals the diagnosis is made by family history, or by finding the mutation during genetic testing.
(FAP). The development of numerous adomatous polyps in the colon that might progress to carcinomas.