Abstract
A 5-year-old girl with glioblastoma multiforme and simultaneous adenocarcinoma in one of multiple colonic polyps is the youngest reported case of Turcot's syndrome. A literature survey and a classification based on family pedigree and pattern of inheritance are proposed.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / genetics*
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Age Factors
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Brain Neoplasms / genetics*
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Child, Preschool
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Colonic Polyps / genetics*
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Female
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Glioblastoma / genetics*
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Humans
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / genetics*
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Pigmentation Disorders / complications
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Pigmentation Disorders / genetics
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Rectal Neoplasms / genetics*
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Syndrome