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Cowden syndrome: what oncology nurses need to know about increased risk of developing certain cancers.
[cowden syndrome]
Cowden
syndrome
(
CS
)
is
a
genetic
disorder
characterized
by
multiple
benign
tissue
growths
(
i
.
e
.
,
hamartomas
)
and
an
increased
risk
of
developing
specific
cancers
,
such
as
breast
,
thyroid
,
kidney
,
endometrial
,
or
colorectal
cancer
(
Genetics
Home
Reference
,
2012
)
.
This
genetic
syndrome
was
named
after
a
person
diagnosed
with
the
disorder
(
Lloyd
&
Dennis
,
1963
)
.
CS
is
part
of
a
larger
syndrome
called
PTEN
hamartomatous
syndrome
,
which
also
includes
Bannayan-
Riley
-
Ruvalcaba
syndrome
,
PTEN
-related
Proteus
syndrome
,
and
Proteus-like
syndrome
(
Eng
,
2014
)
.
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cowden syndrome
gm1 gangliosidosis
proteus syndrome
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