title: Polyposis coli associated with fibrosis of mesentery, mesocolon and retroperitoneal tissues: a rare variant of Gardner's syndrome.
abstract: The association of polyposis coli, osseous and dental abnormalities with fibrosis of mesentery, mesocolon and retroperitoneal tissues is described in a black male. The prognostic significance of this association, rendering colectomy impossible, is stressed.
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome