Gorlin syndrome associated with small bowel carcinoma and mesenchymal proliferation of the gastrointestinal tract: case report and review of literature.

Title:: Gorlin syndrome associated with small bowel carcinoma and mesenchymal proliferation of the gastrointestinal tract: case report and review of literature.
Document type:: Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):: Prodinger, PM; Sarbia, M; Massmann, J; Straka, C; Meyer, G; Steinlein, OK
Abstract:: BACKGROUND AND CASE PRESENTATION: A patient with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome) presented with two unusual clinical features, i.e. adenocarcinoma of the small bowel and extensive mesenchymal proliferation of the lower gastrointestinal tract. CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the possibility that these two features are pathogenetically linked to the formerly undescribed patient's PTCH germ line mutation.
Journal title abbreviation:: BMC Cancer
Year:: 2010
Journal volume:: 10
Pages contribution:: 360
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1186/1471-2407-10-360
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20609239
TUM Institution:: Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Sportorthopädie
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