Nonfamilial turcot syndrome presenting with astrocytoma--case report.
A nonfamilial case of Turcot syndrome (glioma-polyposis syndrome) is described. A 16-year-old male with no siblings first developed a frontal astrocytoma, and was later found to have colonic polyposis with adenocarcinoma. The family history was negative for the syndrome, but his parents were first cousins.
Takayama
H
H
Nakagawa
K
K
Onozuka
S
S
Ibata
Y
Y
Shinomiya
Y
Y
Haruyama
K
K
Toya
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome