Usefulness of PET/CT for early detection of internal malignancies in patients with Muir–Torre syndrome: report of two cases

Usefulness of PET/CT for early detection of internal malignancies in patients with Muir–Torre syndrome: report of two cases

Abstract Background Muir–Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by mutations in mismatch repair genes. It is characterized by the presence of at least one sebaceous skin tumor associated with internal malignancies. Whether positron emission tomography/computed tomogr...

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Main Authors: Yui Ishiguro, Shigenori Homma, Tadashi Yoshida, Yosuke Ohno, Nobuki Ichikawa, Hideki Kawamura, Hiroo Hata, Satoru Kase, Susumu Ishida, Hiromi Okada-Kanno, Kanako C. Hatanaka, Akinobu Taketomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Muir–Torre syndrome
PET/CT
Sebaceous carcinoma
Internal malignancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0346-7

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