Perspectives on overgrowth syndromes.
In this overview, topics addressed include cellular overgrowth; recent molecular advances; problems of "lumping" and "splitting"; classification systems; relationship of neoplasia to overgrowth syndromes; vascular malformations; and problems in designation of overgrowth syndromes.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome