Muir-Torre Syndrome: The Importance of a Detailed Family History

Muir-Torre syndrome, a variant of Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by skin neoplasms (sebaceous or keratoacanthomas) and visceral malignancies. Due to the rarity of the syndrome there are no firm guidelines on how and when to...

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Autores principales: Burris, Christopher K.H., Rodriguez, Maria E., Raven, Meisha L., Reddy, Devasis N., Xu, Yaohui G., Wiggs, Janey L., Potter, Heather D., Albert, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692600
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000500662
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author Burris, Christopher K.H.
Rodriguez, Maria E.
Raven, Meisha L.
Reddy, Devasis N.
Xu, Yaohui G.
Wiggs, Janey L.
Potter, Heather D.
Albert, Daniel M.
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Rodriguez, Maria E.
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Reddy, Devasis N.
Xu, Yaohui G.
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description Muir-Torre syndrome, a variant of Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by skin neoplasms (sebaceous or keratoacanthomas) and visceral malignancies. Due to the rarity of the syndrome there are no firm guidelines on how and when to test patients with its typical skin lesions. We describe a case that highlights the importance of a detailed family history.
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spelling pubmed-67603552019-11-05 Muir-Torre Syndrome: The Importance of a Detailed Family History Burris, Christopher K.H. Rodriguez, Maria E. Raven, Meisha L. Reddy, Devasis N. Xu, Yaohui G. Wiggs, Janey L. Potter, Heather D. Albert, Daniel M. Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report Muir-Torre syndrome, a variant of Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by skin neoplasms (sebaceous or keratoacanthomas) and visceral malignancies. Due to the rarity of the syndrome there are no firm guidelines on how and when to test patients with its typical skin lesions. We describe a case that highlights the importance of a detailed family history. S. Karger AG 2019-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6760355/ /pubmed/31692600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000500662 Text en Copyright © 2019 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Potter, Heather D.
Albert, Daniel M.
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