Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, abbreviated CCS, is a very rare syndrome with hamartomatous polyps and ectodermal abnormalities.
General
Clinical features:[1]
- Hamartomatous polyps.
- Ectodermal abnormalities (nail atrophy, skin pigment, alopecia).
Microscopic
Features:
- Polyps have same morphology as juvenile polyps/retension polyps.
- Crypt dilation and edema in non-polypoid mucosa[2] - key feature.
DDx:
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References
- ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 858-9. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
- ↑ Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 430. ISBN 978-1416054542.