Turcot syndrome and Gardner's syndrome in a female patient with familial colon adenomatosis. A case report and literature review

Turcot syndrome is a rare hereditary syndrome characterized by a combination of brain tumors and colorectal cancer. According to the literature, about 150 such cases have been reported. This article presents a rare clinical case and a literature review.

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Published inZhurnal voprosy neĭrokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko Vol. 83; no. 6; p. 72
Main Authors Kuz'minov, A M, Vyshegorodtsev, D V, Toboeva, M Kh, Korolik, V Yu, Gavryushin, A V, Maynovskaya, O A, Tsukanov, A S
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 2019
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Female
Gardner Syndrome - diagnosis
Humans
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary - diagnosis
Turcot syndrome
anaplastic ependymoma
familial colon adenomatosis
APC gene
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Summary:Turcot syndrome is a rare hereditary syndrome characterized by a combination of brain tumors and colorectal cancer. According to the literature, about 150 such cases have been reported. This article presents a rare clinical case and a literature review.
ISSN:0042-8817
DOI:10.17116/neiro20198306172