Intracranial desmoid tumor with familial adenomatous polyposis coli.
Intracranial desmoid tumors are extremely rare. The association of desmoid tumors with familial adenomatous polyposis coli was reported previously, with the tumors involving trunk and extremities. We report a 3.5-year-old girl with intracranial desmoid tumor with familial adenomatous polyposis coli. This condition in a child is rarely reported. Follow-up of the patient after cranial surgery and of the family for this premalignant inherited condition is necessary.
Yazici
Nalan
N
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. nalanyaz@yahoo.com
Yalçin
Bilgehan
B
Soylemezoğlu
Figen
F
Cila
Ayşenur
A
Akalan
Nejat
N
Koksal
Yavuz
Y
Buyukpamukçu
Munevver
M
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree