The turcot syndrome
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 26 (8) , 533-538
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02563749
Abstract
Another unusual autopsy case of the Turcot syndrome is reported in a 23-year-old woman with polyposis coli, who developed primary carcinoma of the jejunum and glioblastoma multiforme of the left frontal lobe. Previously documented cases are reviewed. Discussion focuses on the occurrence of other extracolonic abnormalities observed with the Turcot syndromeKeywords
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