Lhermitte-duclos syndromeD36.1

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Dysplastic Gangliocytoma; LDD

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Lhermitte and Duclos, 1920

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Rare new formation of the cerebellum. The syndrome is described as a subtype of the Cowden syndrome.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

This is caused by mutations in the tumour suppressor gene PTEN.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. Cowden syndrome.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. Cowden syndrome.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Lhermitte J, Duclos P (1920) Sur un ganglioneurome diffuse du cortex du cervelet. Bulletin of the Association francaise pour l'etude du cancer 9: 99-107
  2. Marino S et al (2002) PTEN is essential for cell migration but not for fate determination and tumourigenesis in the cerebellum. Development 129: 3513-3522

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer