Lhermitte-Duclos Disease Associated with Cowden''s Disease —Case Report

A 49-year-old Japanese male with Lhermitte-Duclos disease subsequently developed a very rare association with Cowden''s disease. Partial tumor removal established the diagnosis of Lhermitte-Duclos disease. Follow-up examinations discovered the presence of Cowden''s disease. Long-...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurologia medico-chirurgica 1997, Vol.37(9), pp.697-700
Hauptverfasser:	YUASA, Hiroshi, MOTOKISHITA, Takashi, TOKITO, Sumitaka, TOKUNAGA, Masayoshi, GOTO, Masamichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebellar Neoplasms - genetics Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery cerebellar tumor Cerebellum - pathology Cerebellum - surgery Chromosome Aberrations - genetics Chromosome Disorders Cowden''s disease Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Ganglioneuroma - genetics Ganglioneuroma - pathology Ganglioneuroma - surgery Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - genetics Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - surgery Genes, Dominant - genetics Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple - genetics Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple - pathology Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple - surgery Humans Lhermitte-Duclos disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged polyposis Polyps - genetics Polyps - pathology Polyps - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A 49-year-old Japanese male with Lhermitte-Duclos disease subsequently developed a very rare association with Cowden''s disease. Partial tumor removal established the diagnosis of Lhermitte-Duclos disease. Follow-up examinations discovered the presence of Cowden''s disease. Long-term follow-up of patients with Lhermitte-Duclos disease is essential to identify signs of Cowden''s disease, which carries the risk of developing malignancy.
ISSN:	0470-8105 1349-8029
DOI:	10.2176/nmc.37.697