Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome historical perspective
Template:Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) was first discovered by Ruvalcaba, in 1980.Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome was also mentioned with different names previously by different doctors thinking that they were describing a new condition.
Historical Perspective
- Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) was first discovered by Ruvalcaba, in 1980.
- Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome was also mentioned with different names previously by different doctors thinking that they were describing a new condition and the names are as follows:
- Ruvalcaba-Myhre syndrome
- Riley-Smith syndrome
- Bannayan-Zonana syndrome
- The overlap of symptoms between Cowden syndrome and Bannayan-Ruvalcaba-Riley syndrome was made in 1996.