title: Cowden's disease: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Cowden's disease, or multiple hamartoma syndrome, is an uncommon condition with characteristic mucocutaneous lesions associated with abnormalities of the breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. We describe a 51-year-old man with hyperplastic polyposis of the entire alimentary tract as the most prominent feature of this disease. We also present a review of 85 cases of this entity as reported in the English medical literature, and summarize the pertinent findings.
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006223:Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography