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Review
. 2005 Sep 14;11(34):5408-11.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5408.

Gardner's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

C Fotiadis  1 , D-K Tsekouras, P Antonakis, J Sfiniadakis, M Genetzakis, G-C Zografos
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Review

Gardner's syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

C Fotiadis et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Gardner's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the presence of colonic polyposis, osteomas and a multitude of soft tissue tumors. The syndrome may present at any age from 2 mo to 70 years with a variety of symptoms, either colonic or extracolonic. We present a case of a 11-year-old female patient with Gardner's syndrome who presented with a lumbar area desmoid tumor and treated with resection of the desmoid, restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch anal anastomosis, A review of the current literature has been performed.

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Figure 1
Desmoid tumor. Macroscopic appearance (A). Desmoid tumor. Microscopic appearance (HE ×40) (B). The resected colon specimen (opened) showing the characteristic carpeting of Gardner’s syndrome (C). Microscopic appearance of an adenomatous colon polyp (HE ×40) (D).
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