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Colonic polyposis and neoplasia in Cowden syndrome.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Jun 2011
Stanich Peter P, Owens Victoria L, Sweetser Seth, Khambatta Sherezade, Smyrk Thomas C, Richardson Ronald L, Goetz Matthew P, Patnaik Mrinal M
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OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe the frequency, histologic features, and clinical outcome of colon polyposis and neoplasia in Cowden syndrome--a rare familial hamartoma tumor syndrome associated with mutations in the PTEN gene. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of PTEN h...
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