Abstract
Gardner’s first description [1] of the association of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) with osteomas and skin lesions (1951–1953) was followed by steadily increasing discoveries of other extracolonic manifestations, such as upper gastrointestinal lesions (fundic gland polyps, true gastric and duodenal adenomas) [2], desmoid tumours, retinal changes and other more unusual associations like brain tumours [3], papillary carcinoma in the thyroid [4] and hepatoblastomas [5].
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Martinoli, S., Mariani, L., Goldhirsch, A. (1992). Desmoids in Gardner’s Syndrome: A Challenge for Surgeons. In: Weber, W. (eds) Familial Cancer Control. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77582-6_14
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