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*Annual thyroid ultrasound and skin check with physical examination. | *Annual thyroid ultrasound and skin check with physical examination. | ||
*Monthly breast self-examination; annual breast and endometrial screening ( | *Monthly breast self-examination; annual breast and endometrial screening. (mammogram, transvaginal ultrasound, biopsy, MRI may also be incorporated)ref name="pmid11073535">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eng C |title=Will the real Cowden syndrome please stand up: revised diagnostic criteria |journal=J. Med. Genet. |volume=37 |issue=11 |pages=828–30 |year=2000 |pmid=11073535 |pmc=1734465 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Colonoscopy | *Colonoscopy | ||
*Renal imaging | *Renal imaging | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Screening for sporadic hamartomas is not recommended. However, in case of familial inheritance hamartoses screening at early age is recommended.
Screening
Screening on familial hamartoma syndromes should include:[1]
- Annual thyroid ultrasound and skin check with physical examination.
- Monthly breast self-examination; annual breast and endometrial screening. (mammogram, transvaginal ultrasound, biopsy, MRI may also be incorporated)ref name="pmid11073535">Eng C (2000). "Will the real Cowden syndrome please stand up: revised diagnostic criteria". J. Med. Genet. 37 (11): 828–30. PMC 1734465. PMID 11073535.</ref>
- Colonoscopy
- Renal imaging
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