Cronkhite-Canada syndrome:Case report
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Cases Report the Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare nongenetic polyposis syndrome first reported by Cronkhite and Canada in 1955. Up to the present time, the literature consists of ∼400 cases of CCS with the majority being reported from Japan although 49 cases have been described in China.CCS is characterized by diffuse polyposis of the digestive tract in association with ectodermal changes, such as onyc...
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A 50-year-old woman suffered from anorexia, taste disturbance and a weight loss of 13 kg over a period of 6 months. Physical examination showed onychotrophia (Picture 1), skin pigmentation (Picture 2) and alopecia. Gastroscopy revealed multiple reddish sessile polyps in the antrum and anglus of the stomach (Picture 3). Colonoscopy revealed multiple reddish sessile polyps through the colon and i...
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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is one of the rare causes of multiple polyposis, characterised by generalised gastrointestinal polyposis, cutaneous hyperpigmentation, alopecia, and nail dystrophy.' Although Cronkhite and Canada described it for the first time in 1955, little is known about its aetiology and the prognosis remains poor. We describe a case of CronkhiteCanada syndrome in a 79-year-old Ja...
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Cronkhite- Canada syndrome (CCS) considered as a rare and non-hereditary disorder. Gastrointestinal polyposis and diarrhea along with some extra signs and symptoms such as hypoproteinemia, and epidermal manifestations are recognized in this syndrome. The pathophysiology of this syndrome is not completely understood and it seems that inflammatory processes may be involved. We present a 50 year-o...
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The eighteenth patient and seventh survivor with the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is described. A remission of 9 years followed gastrectomy and steroid therapy. Findings on seventeen other patients described in the literature are reviewed. The histological features are discussed in detail. The jejunum, though macroscopically normal, showed oedema, increased vascularity and mucous gland secreting a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197706)39:6<2651::aid-cncr2820390652>3.0.co;2-1