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Differential Diagnosis Similar Features Differentiating Features
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
  • Familial inheritance, increased risk of colorectal cancer, extra-colonic tumors.
  • Autosomal recessive, 100+ polyps and age under 40, centinel tumors are differently located than HNPCC, such as: Osteomas, dental anomalies, congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE)
Differential 2
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].
Differential 3
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].