Lynch syndrome in the hands of the urologist

Czech version

Authors: Tomáš Pitra ¹; Kristýna Pivovarčíková ²; Hana Sedláčková ¹; Ondřej Hes ²; Milan Hora ¹; Ondřej Daum ²
Authors‘ workplace: Urologická klinika LF UK a FN Plzeň ¹; Šiklův ústav patologie LF UK a FN Plzeň ²
Published in: Ces Urol 2017; 21(4): 272-279
Category: Review article

Overview

Major statement:
Review dealing with Lynch syndrome, its presentation, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance in the urinary tract. Lynch syndrome (LS) is an inherited autosomal dominant cancer syndrome. It presents in young/ middle aged patients and it predisposes individuals to wide spectrum of malignancies in different organs (the most frequent are tumors of colon and endomemetrium). LS is typically associated with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUTUC), which is considered to be the third most frequent tumor in LS. Recently, a large number of papers have been published calling for the determination of optimal strategies in screening, detection, surveillance and management of patients with LS. Despite this clear association between UUTUC and LS, there are no well-defined strategies in common use, which can be routinely applied in clinical practice. At present, the most effective and safe surveillance protocols are unknown.

Key words:
Lynch syndrome, hereditary disease, urothelial carcinoma, upper urinary tract.

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