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Cowden’s disease: a rare cause of oral papillomatosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Marissa Botma
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Derrick I. Russell
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Robin A. Kell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Abstract

Cowden’s disease is a rare autosomal dominant condition with characteristic mucocutaneous papillomatous lesions. These lesions are mucocutaneous markers for increased risk of malignancies in the thyroid, breast and the gastrointestinal tract. We discuss the case of a 50-year-old female patient who presented with oral and cutaneous papillomoas and a past history of breast malignancy. Important management aspects of these patients are considered.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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