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- Title
Surgical approach to gastric polyposis in Cowen syndrome—case report.
- Authors
Correia, Teresa Freitas; Mesquita, Isabel; Marcos, Mário; Nogueira, Carlos; Santos, Jorge
- Abstract
Cowden syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that is characterized by multiple hamartomatous neoplasms in a variety of tissues and is associated with germline mutations in the PTEN gene. Cowden syndrome does not have increased risk of gastric malignancy; however, complications of benign neoplasm can occur. The authors report a case of a patient with Cowden Syndrome and with gastric polyps that caused severe morbidity and a surgical approach was indicated. An antrectomy with troncular vagotomy was performed with a Billroth I reconstruction. In this case, this was of paramount importance so the duodenum can be revisited.
- Subjects
BENIGN tumors; SYNDROMES; POLYPS; GENETIC mutation; DUODENUM
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2021, Vol 2021, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjab258