Turcot's syndrome in an Arab child.
A 12 year old female child of Arab origin presented with chronic bloody diarrhoea and growth failure. Physical examination confirmed a growth failure and cafe-au-lait patches. Colonoscopy and colon biopsies showed adenocarcinoma of the colon and laparotomy confirmed metastases to the liver. A diagnosis of Turcot's Syndrome was entertained in this child.
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Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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al Zaben
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al Johani
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013577:Syndrome