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Duodenal carcinoma in a 37-year-old man with Cowden/Bannayan syndrome.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2013
de Leon Maurizio Ponz, Di Gregorio Carmela, Giunti Laura, Roncucci Luca, Pedroni Monica, Tinca Antonela Camelia, Crucianelli Francesca, Tricarico Rossella, Genuardi Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
A 37-year-old man was hospitalised because of anaemia and fatigue due to an infiltrating adenocarcinoma of the Treitz angle (duodenum), together with gastric, duodenal and colorectal polyps. After the operation, removal of colorectal lesions revealed the presence of ganglioneuromatosis of the large bowel. Further investigations showed lack of MLH1 protein expression and microsatellite instability in the duodenal...
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