Erschienen in:
01.10.2004 | Invited Commentary
Commentary on “Muir-Torre syndrome” by Tuncel et al.
verfasst von:
D. Aughton
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2004
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Excerpt
In 1908, the Cambridge geneticist William Bateson gave sage counsel to his students when he wrote, “Treasure your exceptions!” [
2]. The subsequent passage of nearly a century has not lessened the wisdom of these words, and the case report by Tuncel et al. provides a vivid illustration of the benefits that may be gained through the heeding of Professor Bateson’s admonition. The authors did not presume that their patient’s multiple cancers were due to coincidental joint occurrence or to mere “bad luck”; they instead perceived the exceptional nature of their patient’s presentation, looked further, and ultimately recognized the unusual but well-described genetic disorder that was responsible for their patient’s cancers. …