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Cowden Syndrome Presenting as Breast Cancer: Imaging and Clinical Features

Cowden syndrome is an uncommon, autosomal dominant disease which is characterized by multiple hamartomas of the skin, mucous membrane, brain, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis of Cowden syndrome implicates an increased risk of developing breast cancer. We report a case of a...

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Autores principales: Seo, Mirinae, Cho, Nariya, Ahn, Hye Shin, Moon, Hyeong-Gon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246819
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2014.15.5.586
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Sumario:Cowden syndrome is an uncommon, autosomal dominant disease which is characterized by multiple hamartomas of the skin, mucous membrane, brain, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis of Cowden syndrome implicates an increased risk of developing breast cancer. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with Cowden syndrome that presented as breast cancer with concomitant bilateral exuberant benign masses in both breasts.