Histopathological phenotyping of cancers in PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome for improved recognition: A single-center study.

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PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) has a broad clinical spectrum including various benign and malignant tumors at varying age of diagnosis. Many patients remain unrecognized, unaware of their increased cancer risk. We aimed to describe the cancer spectrum, age of onset and histopathological cancer characteristics to assess whether specific cancer characteristics could improve PHTS recognition. Genetic testing...

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