title: Natural course of jaw lesions in patients with familial adenomatosis coli (Gardner's syndrome).
abstract: Twenty-three patients suffering from familial adenomatosis coli (FAC) were followed for an average of 7 years (0.11-16.11 years). In 22 patients, jaw lesions including osteomas and/or odontomas were present at the first examination. In 12 patients, some changes occurred; that is, the number and size of the lesions increased. These findings indicate that changes of jaw lesions in FAC patients occur gradually even in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takenoshita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iida
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009810:Odontoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray