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Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes.
The Surgical clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2008
Calva Daniel, Howe James R
Abstract excerpt
Since the histologic description of the hamartomatous polyp in 1957 by Horrilleno and colleagues, descriptions have appeared of several different syndromes with the propensity to develop these polyps in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. These syndromes include juvenile polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome, and the phosphatase and tensin homolog gene (PTEN) hamartoma...
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