Gardner syndrome

• autosomal dominant
• adenomas --> colon Ca (tx: colectomy)
• periampullary Ca

• soft-tissue lesions
  • sebaceous cysts
  • subQ fibromas, leiomyomas, lipomas
• bony lesions
  • osteomas (esp. in sinuses)
  • exostoses
  • cortical thickening
  • dental abnormalities (caries, extra teeth, odontomas)

see: polyposis syndromes

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18