Duodenal involvement in Gardner's syndrome.
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It is suggested that duodenal polyps are more frequent in Gardner's syndrome than previously recognized. The polyps have a particular tendency to undergo malignant change. Two patients with Gardner's syndrome are reported in whom duodenal polyps were associated in one patient with periampullary cancer and in the other with a possible adenocarcinoma of the duodenum.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 13 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972