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Summary of patient's clinical findings relative to acromegaly and the three hereditary cancer susceptibility syndromes considered |
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| Patient's Findings |
Acromegaly |
Hereditary Syndrome |
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| Cowden syndrome |
Carney complex |
MEN1 |
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| Seminoma |
X |
XX* |
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| Pituitary adenoma (GH-producing) |
XX |
XX |
XX |
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| Colon adenomatous polyps |
XX |
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| Colon harmatomatous polyps |
XX |
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| Colon hyperplastic polyps |
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| Renal cell carcinoma |
X |
X |
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| Lipomas |
XX |
XX |
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| Lentigines |
XX |
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XX: Classical syndrome-related findings X: Findings are less clearly established as part of the syndrome * Testicular cancers associated with Carney complex are typically large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors or Leydig cells tumors of the testis | ||||
Mai et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007 1:9 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-9 |
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