Turcot's syndrome
Facts
:
Association between
brain tumors
(primarily medulloblastomas and gliomas) and
familial adenomatous polyposis
(
FAP
) or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (
HNPCC
)
Autosomal recessive, MC occurs in teens
Differential Diagnosis
:
Gardner's syndrome
(extraintestional lesions)
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (alopecia, nail loss)
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
(hyperpigmentation)
August 5th 2010
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