title: Cronkhite Canada syndrome with early colorectal carcinoma in a patient.
abstract: We relate the first case in the Republic of Ireland of Cronkhite Canada Syndrome (CCS). The patient presented with weight loss, alopecia, nail dystrophy, taste disturbance and classic radiologic and endoscopic features of CCS. She continued to dramatically lose weight and early repeat colonoscopy showed the interim development of an invasive sigmoid adenocarcinoma.J
authors.affiliation: Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Westmeath. colin.mason1@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hyland
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery