Turcot syndrome: case report and nosological aspects.
J Exp Clin Cancer Res
; 16(4): 433-5, 1997 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The Turcot syndrome has been defined as the simultaneous presence of multiple polyposis of the colon and a malignant brain tumor. This association is supposed to be genetically transmitted, even though we still do not exactly know whether this occurs in a dominant or recessive way. The case of a 47-year-old man submitted to a right hemicolectomy for cancer and polyposis, following a series of endoscopic polypectomies and, finally, removal of left temporal glioma is here presented.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Clin Cancer Res
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália