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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:

• 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