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Maffucci syndrome and neoplasms: a case report and review of the literature.
BMC research notes - 27 Feb 2016
Prokopchuk Olga, Andres Stephanie, Becker Karen, Holzapfel Konstantin, Hartmann Daniel, Friess Helmut
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maffucci syndrome is characterized by the sporadic occurrence of multiple enchondromas together with multiple hemangiomas. Patients with Maffucci syndrome are at increased risk of developing different kinds of malignant tumors. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on a 39-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Maffucci syndrome together with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC). Heterozygous somatic...
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