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Adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a 13-year-old girl with Turner syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20818275     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a 13-year-old girl with short stature and delayed puberty who presented with hematochezia and recurrent abdominal pain for 1 year, and progressive weight loss for 6 months. Per rectal examination was suggestive of a rectal mass. Histopathologic evaluation of the proctoscopy-guided biopsy specimen showed rectal adenocarcinoma. Computerized tomography of the abdomen showed hepatic metastases, which was confirmed by fine-needle aspiration cytology of the liver. She also had perirectal, aortocaval, para-aotic, mesenteric, and gastrohepatic ligament lymph node enlargement. GTG-banded chromosomal analysis showed a karyotype of 45, X, confirming Turner syndrome. A brief review of the neoplasms described in literature in association with Turner syndrome, and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.
Authors:
Sriram Krishnamurthy; Nilay Nirupam; Anju Seth; Anil K Agarwal; Praveen Kumar; Satinder Aneja
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1536-3678     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-25     Completed Date:  2011-06-30     Revised Date:  2011-10-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505928     Medline TA:  J Pediatr Hematol Oncol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  320-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India. drsriramk@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Pain / etiology,  pathology,  radiography
Adenocarcinoma / complications*,  pathology,  radiography
Adolescent
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Rectal Neoplasms / complications*,  pathology,  radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Turner Syndrome / complications*

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