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Cowden disease or multiple hamartoma syndrome--cutaneous clue to internal malignancy.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Fistarol Susanna K, Anliker Marc D, Itin Peter H
Abstract excerpt
Cowden disease (CD) #158350, also known as multiple hamartoma syndrome, is a multisystemic cancer predisposition disorder, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Mucocutaneous lesions are the most constant features: facial papules, acral keratoses and oral papillomatosis. The most common associated cancers are breast, thyroid and endometrial carcinomas. The CD gene locus has been mapped to chromosome...
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