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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of cowden syndrome include skin biopsy, chemistry panels, urinalysis, thyroid function tests and cbc count.

Laboratory Findings

Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of cowden syndrome include:[1][2]

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References

  1. Sano DT, Yang JJ, Tebcherani AJ, Bazzo LA (2014). "A rare clinical presentation of Desmoplastic Trichilemmoma mimicking Invasive Carcinoma". An Bras Dermatol. 89 (5): 796–8. PMC 4155959. PMID 25184920.
  2. Chippagiri P, Banavar Ravi S, Patwa N (2013). "Multiple hamartoma syndrome with characteristic oral and cutaneous manifestations". Case Rep Dent. 2013: 315109. doi:10.1155/2013/315109. PMC 3787619. PMID 24151559.
  3. Al-Zaid T, Ditelberg JS, Prieto VG, Lev D, Luthra R, Davies MA, Diwan AH, Wang WL, Lazar AJ (May 2012). "Trichilemmomas show loss of PTEN in Cowden syndrome but only rarely in sporadic tumors". J. Cutan. Pathol. 39 (5): 493–9. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01888.x. PMID 22486434.
  4. Pilarski R, Stephens JA, Noss R, Fisher JL, Prior TW (August 2011). "Predicting PTEN mutations: an evaluation of Cowden syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome clinical features". J. Med. Genet. 48 (8): 505–12. doi:10.1136/jmg.2011.088807. PMID 21659347.
  5. Pilarski R, Burt R, Kohlman W, Pho L, Shannon KM, Swisher E (November 2013). "Cowden syndrome and the PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: systematic review and revised diagnostic criteria". J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 105 (21): 1607–16. doi:10.1093/jnci/djt277. PMID 24136893.
  6. Mester JL, Moore RA, Eng C (2013). "PTEN germline mutations in patients initially tested for other hereditary cancer syndromes: would use of risk assessment tools reduce genetic testing?". Oncologist. 18 (10): 1083–90. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0174. PMC 3805149. PMID 24037976.

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