Cowden syndrome

Indian J Dent Res. 2010 Jul-Sep;21(3):439-42. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.70803.

Abstract

Cowden syndrome or multiple hamartoma syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition with variable expressions that result mainly from mutation in the PTEN gene on arm 10q. It is characterized by multiple hamartomatous neoplasms of the skin, oral mucosa, gastrointestinal tract, bones, CNS, eyes, and genitourinary tract. Mucocutaneous features include trichilemmomas, oral mucosal papillomatosis, acral keratosis, and palmoplantar keratosis. Here we present a case of Cowden syndrome in a 14-year-old female patient with the chief complaint of multiple oral papillomatous lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Gingival Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Papilloma / diagnosis*
  • Tongue Neoplasms / diagnosis