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A rare case of Turcot syndrome
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 227-231 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015.
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Abstract
- Turcot’s syndrome is a rare genetic disorder clinically characterised by concomitant occurrence of primary brain tumour and colorectal polyposis. It is commonly seen in association with two other syndromes, namely, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). It is characterized by an increased risk for early onset of other tumours including of endometrium, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary system, kidney, ureter, brain and ovary. We report the rare occurrence of Turcot syndrome in a 13-year-old girl who presented with focal seizure.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Colorectal cancer
Stomach
Genetic disorder
Ovary
Colorectal polyposis
Turcot syndrome
medicine.disease
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli gene
Ureter
medicine.anatomical_structure
Concomitant
familial adenomatous polyposis
medicine
Medicine
mismatch repair gene
hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
business
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22778357 and 22775706
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ac06411c941adffcacb187ac60fae0ab