Diplopia as presenting sign of Turcot syndrome
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Turcot syndrome
Other names: Malignant tumors of the central nervous system associated with familial polyposis of the colon. Note: Turcot syndrome (TS) is characterized by the association of colonic polyps and central nervous system tumors. The relative risk of cerebral tumor in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis is considered 92 times more that found in the general population. The predominant brain ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0387