A 45-year-old man with a family history of colon cancer undergoes a screening colonoscopy. No invasive carcinomas are identified, but two small pedunculated tubular adenomas are removed and one villous adenoma measuring 5 mm in diameter is biopsied. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? 2. What are the syndromes that could predispose this individual to colon cancer? 3. What other dietary factors could play a role in the development of colon cancer?

A 45-year-old man with a family history of colon cancer undergoes a screening colonoscopy. No invasive carcinomas are identified, but two small pedunculated tubular adenomas are removed and one villous adenoma measuring 5 mm in diameter is biopsied. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? 2. What are the syndromes that could predispose this individual to colon cancer? 3. What other dietary factors could play a role in the development of colon cancer?

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