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  • Title: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome with adenomatous and carcinomatous transformation of colonic polyp.
    Author: Jain A, Nanda S, Chakraborty P, Kundra A, Anuradha S, Reddy BS, Kar P.
    Journal: Indian J Gastroenterol; 2003; 22(5):189-90. PubMed ID: 14658536.
    Abstract:
    We describe a 70-year-old woman who presented with watery diarrhea and was found to have gastric and colonic polyposis, cutaneous hyperpigmentation, alopecia and onychodystrophy (Cronkhite-Canada syndrome). Histology of a polyp from the stomach showed features of juvenile or retention type (hamartomatous) polyp. One colonic polyp revealed features of tubular adenoma, with moderate dysplasia. Another large pedunculated colonic polyp showed a tubulovillous adenoma with a focus of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma confined to the submucosa of the stalk. Adenomatous and carcinomatous epithelial changes can occur in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome.
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