TY - JOUR
T1 - Cowden Syndrome and Concomitant Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor
T2 - A Presentation of Two Cases
AU - Langer, Seppo W
AU - Ringholm, Lene
AU - Dali, Christine I
AU - Petersen, René Horsleben
AU - Rasmussen, Åse Krogh
AU - Gerdes, Anne-Marie
AU - Federspiel, Birgitte
AU - Knigge, Ulrich Peter
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Cowden Syndrome is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited disorder. Patients with Cowden Syndrome are at increased risk of various benign and malignant neoplasms in breast, endometrium, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary system. Neuroendocrine tumors are ubiquitous neoplasms that may occur anywhere in the human body. Bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumors include four different histological subtypes, among these, typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoids. No association between Cowden Syndrome and neuroendocrine tumors has previously been described. We present two cases of Cowden Syndrome that were diagnosed with pulmonary carcinoids.
AB - Cowden Syndrome is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited disorder. Patients with Cowden Syndrome are at increased risk of various benign and malignant neoplasms in breast, endometrium, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary system. Neuroendocrine tumors are ubiquitous neoplasms that may occur anywhere in the human body. Bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumors include four different histological subtypes, among these, typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoids. No association between Cowden Syndrome and neuroendocrine tumors has previously been described. We present two cases of Cowden Syndrome that were diagnosed with pulmonary carcinoids.
U2 - 10.1155/2015/265786
DO - 10.1155/2015/265786
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26798346
SN - 1687-9627
VL - 2015
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Case Reports in Medicine
JF - Case Reports in Medicine
M1 - 265786
ER -