Multiple bronchial carcinoids associated with Cowden syndrome

Zsófia Tömböl1,2, Judit Tőke1, Géza Tóth3

  • 1Department of Medicine and Oncology, ENETS Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

Endocrine
|February 14, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Cowden syndrome, a PTEN gene disorder, is linked to a rare case of multifocal pulmonary carcinoid tumors. This finding suggests Cowden syndrome may predispose individuals to these neuroendocrine tumors, similar to Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1.

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