Arteriovenous malformation in the sigmoid colon of a patient with Cowden disease treated with laparoscopy: a case report

Arteriovenous malformation in the sigmoid colon of a patient with Cowden disease treated with laparoscopy: a case report

Abstract Background Cowden disease is a genetic disorder associated with a mutation of the PTEN gene and is known to be easily complicated by generalized vascular malformations and malignant tumors. However, only a few reports have investigated the relationship between Cowden disease and vascular ma...

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Main Authors: Koichi Inukai, Nobuhiro Takashima, Shiro Fujihata, Hirotaka Miyai, Minoru Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Moritsugu Tanaka, Tetsushi Hayakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Arteriovenous malformation
Cowden disease
Laparoscopic surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0355-x

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