Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Sep;10(2):206-210. Korean. Published online Sep 30, 2007. https://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2007.10.2.206 | |
Copyright © 2007 The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
Soo In Jeong,
Jung Min Suh,
Ji Hyuk Lee,
Hae Jung Lee,
Jee Hyun Lee,
Ki Woong Sung,
Hye Jung Song,*
and Yon Ho Choe![]() | |
Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. | |
*Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. | |
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Abstract
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Turcot syndrome is characterized by the concurrence of a primary neuroepithelial brain tumor and multiple colorectal polyposis. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman diagnosed with Turcot syndrome. At first, the patient was diagnosed as having a medulloblastoma after a tumorectomy of the 4th ventricle mass. The patient underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After high-dose chemotherapy, neutropenic fever and severe mucositis developed. For an evaluation of the persistent hematochezia and diarrhea, a colonoscopy was performed. It revealed pseudomembranous colitis and multiple polyps in the entire colon. According to the family history, her father had undergone a total colectomy due to colon cancer and polyposis of the entire colon. Her brother also was found to have multiple polyps in the colon by a colonoscopy. The patient was diagnosed with Turcot syndrome. |
Keywords: Turcot syndrome; Medulloblastoma; Familial adenomatous polyposis |