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A hereditary disease characterized by multiple ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal nevoid and neoplastic anomalies. Facial trichilemmomas and papillomatous papules of the oral mucosa are the most characteristic lesions. Individuals with this syndrome have a high risk of BREAST CANCER; THYROID CANCER; and ENDOMETRIAL CANCER. This syndrome is associated with mutations in the gene for PTEN PHOSPHATASE.
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- Cowden Disease
- Cowden Syndrome
- Cowden's Disease
- Cowden's Syndrome
- Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple
- Cowdens Disease
- Cowdens Syndrome
- Hamartoma Syndromes, Multiple
- Multiple Hamartoma Syndromes
- Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome
- Bannayan-Ruvalcaba-Riley Syndrome
- Bannayan-Zonana Syndrome
- Dysplastic Gangliocytoma of Cerebellum
- Dysplastic Gangliocytoma of the Cerebellum
- Lhermitte-Duclos Disease
- Macrocephaly, Multiple Lipomas, and Hemangiomata
- Macrocephaly, Pseudopapilledema, and Multiple Hemangiomas
- Macrocephaly, Pseudopapilledema, and Multiple Hemangiomata
- Myhre-Riley-Smith Syndrome
- PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
- Riley-Smith Syndrome
- Ruvalcaba-Myhre Syndrome
- Ruvalcaba-Myhre-Smith Syndrome
- Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba Syndrome
- Bannayan Zonana Syndrome
- Cerebellum Dysplastic Gangliocytoma
- Cerebellum Dysplastic Gangliocytomas
- Lhermitte Duclos Disease
- Myhre Riley Smith Syndrome
- Riley Smith Syndrome
- Ruvalcaba Myhre Smith Syndrome
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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91(87); was see under NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY 1987-90
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- Hamartoma (1966-1986)
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006223. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006223
- Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_hamartoma_syndrome
- Multiple Hamartoma Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3508737