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Colorectal Cancer due to Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Mimicking Neurofibromatosis I.
Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2015
Urganci Nafiye, Genc Dildar Bahar, Kose Gulsen, Onal Zerrin, Vidin Ozge Ozdemir
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is an extremely rare tumor of childhood that can be associated with cancer predisposition syndromes. A patient with CRC related to constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) syndrome with features of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is presented here. A 13-year-old boy was admitted for a 4-month history of diarrhea and rectal bleeding. The patient had extensive café au lait spots,...
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