Difference between revisions of "Gastrointestinal tract polyps"

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*[[AKA]] Cowden syndrome.
*[[AKA]] Cowden syndrome.
===General===
===General===
*Etiology: PTEN gene mutation.
Etiology:  
*PTEN gene mutation.


Clinical features:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|858-9}}</ref>
Clinical features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD858-9>{{Ref PBoD|858-9}}</ref>
*Hamartomatous polyps.  
*Hamartomatous polyps.  
*Facial [[trichilemmoma]]s (hair follicle root sheath epithelium tumour).  
*Facial [[trichilemmoma]]s (hair follicle root sheath epithelium tumour).  
*Oral papillomas.  
*Oral papillomas.  
*Acral keratoses (peripheral keratoses).
*Acral keratoses (peripheral keratoses).
Note:
*Lame mnemonic ''PATH'':<ref>URL: [http://www.pathologyexpert.com/boards/onlinefiles/syndromes.htm http://www.pathologyexpert.com/boards/onlinefiles/syndromes.htm]. Accessed on: 6 December 2011.</ref> ''P''apilloma (oral), ''A''cral keratosis, ''T''richilemmoma, ''H''amartomatous polyps.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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