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10.01.2017 | Sine qua non Clinicopathologic Correlation
Multiple Oral Mucosal Hamartomas in a 34-Year Old Female
verfasst von:
Jeffrey A. Elo, Ho-Hyun Sun, Joel M. Laudenbach, Hardev M. Singh
Erschienen in:
Head and Neck Pathology
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Ausgabe 3/2017
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Abstract
A case of Cowden syndrome (CS) is described in a 34-year-old African American female who reported a history of breast and thyroid malignancies. Clinical examination demonstrated multiple soft, white-pink papules across multiple mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity. Microscopy of the lesions revealed hyperkeratotic surface squamous epithelium with papillomatosis and acanthosis along with elongated rete processes. A genomic polymerase chain reaction direct sequencing using the patient’s blood was positive for mutations of the PTEN gene typical of CS.