A case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu disease) with multiple polyps arising in the cecum and appendix
| Journal | Volume 74 - 2011 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | M. Kaneko, H. Nozawa, J. Kitayama, E. Sunami, M. Akahane, N. Yamauchi, Y. Furukawa, H. Nagawa |
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| (1) Department of Surgical Oncology, (2) Department of Radiology, (3) Department of Pathology, The University of TokyO. 7-3-1 HongO. Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan ; (4) Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Sciences, The University of TokyO. 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. |
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We present the case of a 32-year-old female with cecal and appendiceal polyps that were removed by laparoscopy-assisted surgery. She also had recurrent nosebleeds due to telangiectases in the nasal mucosa and arteriovenous malformations in the lung, all of which contributed to the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2011, 74, 352-354). |
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