Korean Journal of Radiology

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Cowden Syndrome Presenting as Breast Cancer: Imaging and Clinical Features

  • Seo, Mirinae (Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Nariya (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Hye Shin (Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Hyeong-Gon (Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2014.04.09
  • Accepted : 2014.05.31
  • Published : 2014.09.01
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Abstract

Cowden syndrome is an uncommon, autosomal dominant disease which is characterized by multiple hamartomas of the skin, mucous membrane, brain, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis of Cowden syndrome implicates an increased risk of developing breast cancer. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with Cowden syndrome that presented as breast cancer with concomitant bilateral exuberant benign masses in both breasts.

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