Article
Educational paper: screening in cancer predisposition syndromes: guidelines for the general pediatrician.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2011
Teplick Alexis, Kowalski Megan, Biegel Jaclyn A, Nichols Kim E
Abstract excerpt
Improvements in our understanding of the genetic basis of human disease and increased utilization of genetic testing have identified a variety of heritable disorders associated with the onset of benign or malignant neoplasms during childhood. In many cases, the optimal management of affected children is dependent upon the early detection and treatment of tumors. Surveillance strategies based on the natural...
Topics
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Child
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
- Neurilemmoma
- Neurofibromatoses
- Rhabdoid Tumor
- Skin Neoplasms
- von Hippel-Lindau Disease
