Involvement of the digestive tract in Cowden's disease

JP Ortonne, R Lambert, J Daudit… - International Journal …, 1980 - Wiley Online Library
JP Ortonne, R Lambert, J Daudit, P Berthet, E Glanadda
International Journal of Dermatology, 1980Wiley Online Library
A 28‐year‐old white man had Cowden's disease and multiple gastrointestinal polyps. Of the
56 cases of Cow‐den's disease which have been reported so far, esophageal and
gastrointestinal involvement have been observed in only 18 patients. Endoscopic,
radiologic, and histopathologic features of these lesions were confirmed in the present
patients.
Abstract
A 28‐year‐old white man had Cowden's disease and multiple gastrointestinal polyps. Of the 56 cases of Cow‐den's disease which have been reported so far, esophageal and gastrointestinal involvement have been observed in only 18 patients. Endoscopic, radiologic, and histopathologic features of these lesions were confirmed in the present patients.
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